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Schools in Battlefield · Springfield R-XII School District, Republic R-III School District

Battlefield’s public schools outscore 70% of Missouri districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Battlefield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

#100of 247 Missouri townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 3 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 0 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 7 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 2% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Springfield R-XII
Students per teacher
14.1
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
27,760 students on the public path
In brief

Battlefield’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 289 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Battlefield’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Springfield R-XII spends $14,340 per student and Republic R-III $11,161, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Battlefield’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 70% of Missouri school districts, #100 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (289)Better than 56%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,947 test results and a graduating class of 1,919 could put Battlefield anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Battlefield’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,841 in math, 15,053 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Battlefield, with each school’s own grade.

38 schools teach K in Battlefield’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Walt Disney Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A
514 students18:1Rate it →
Price Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A+
507 students13:1Rate it →
Sweeny Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A
481 students12:1Rate it →
Gray Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
A
474 students18:1Rate it →
McCulloch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A−
468 students15:1Rate it →
Schofield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A+
457 students13:1Rate it →
Lyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A
430 students13:1Rate it →
Bingham Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
429 students6:1Rate it →
Williams Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
412 students14:1Rate it →
Jeffries Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
405 students14:1Rate it →
Field Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A−
401 students16:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
B−
396 students14:1Rate it →
McBride Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
A
380 students15:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
378 students14:1Rate it →
David Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
B+
371 students17:1Rate it →
Fremont Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
360 students13:1Rate it →
Mark Twain Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
356 students15:1Rate it →
Sunshine Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C−
353 students13:1Rate it →
Westport Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D
351 students12:1Rate it →
Boyd Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
347 students17:1Rate it →
Delaware Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
347 students12:1Rate it →
Hickory Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A
340 students18:1Rate it →
Wilder Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B+
326 students15:1Rate it →
Sequiota Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A−
319 students16:1Rate it →
Truman Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B−
316 students15:1Rate it →
Weller Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
292 students14:1Rate it →
McGregor Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D
286 students11:1Rate it →
Bowerman Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
275 students12:1Rate it →
Cowden Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
273 students14:1Rate it →
Weaver Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
264 students15:1Rate it →
Watkins Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
252 students13:1Rate it →
Pittman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
235 students13:1Rate it →
York Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B−
225 students14:1Rate it →
Holland Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
218 students11:1Rate it →
Rountree Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
210 students15:1Rate it →
Pleasant View Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
189 students16:1Rate it →
Bissett Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C−
187 students11:1Rate it →
Pershing Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
142 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–538 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Battlefield runs its own schools through grade 12 (Springfield R-XII School District). From grade PK, students attend the Republic R-III School District, shared with Republic. Its elementary school is in Springfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Battlefield

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Springfield R-XII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 53 schools · 24,285 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,340MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Republic R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,318 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,161MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Springfield R-XII School District44%
State average 43.2% · 12279 students tested
Math · PK–12, Springfield R-XII School District35%
State average 39.2% · 12167 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Republic R-III School District55%
State average 43.2% · 2774 students tested
Math · PK–12, Republic R-III School District59%
State average 39.2% · 2674 students tested

Battlefield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Battlefield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BattlefieldB+Springfield R-XII PK–12 · Republic R-III PK–12

Every school in Battlefield

55 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Battlefieldby address
Wilson's Creek 5-6 Inter. CTR.
Middle · Grades 5–6
A+
424 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Battlefieldin other towns
Gray Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
A
474 students18:1Rate it →
Williams Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
412 students14:1Rate it →
Jeffries Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
405 students14:1Rate it →
McBride Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
A
380 students15:1Rate it →
Horace Mann Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
378 students14:1Rate it →
David Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Springfield
B+
371 students17:1Rate it →
Fremont Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
360 students13:1Rate it →
Mark Twain Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
356 students15:1Rate it →
Boyd Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
347 students17:1Rate it →
Delaware Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
347 students12:1Rate it →
Wilder Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B+
326 students15:1Rate it →
Truman Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B−
316 students15:1Rate it →
Weller Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
292 students14:1Rate it →
Bowerman Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
275 students12:1Rate it →
Cowden Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
273 students14:1Rate it →
Weaver Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
264 students15:1Rate it →
Watkins Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
252 students13:1Rate it →
York Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
B−
225 students14:1Rate it →
Holland Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
218 students11:1Rate it →
Walt Disney Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A
514 students18:1Rate it →
Price Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A+
507 students13:1Rate it →
Sweeny Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A
481 students12:1Rate it →
McCulloch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A−
468 students15:1Rate it →
Schofield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A+
457 students13:1Rate it →
Lyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Republic
A
430 students13:1Rate it →
Bingham Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
429 students6:1Rate it →
Field Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A−
401 students16:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
B−
396 students14:1Rate it →
Sunshine Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C−
353 students13:1Rate it →
Westport Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D
351 students12:1Rate it →
Hickory Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A
340 students18:1Rate it →
Sequiota Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A−
319 students16:1Rate it →
McGregor Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D
286 students11:1Rate it →
Pittman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
235 students13:1Rate it →
Rountree Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
210 students15:1Rate it →
Pleasant View Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
189 students16:1Rate it →
Bissett Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C−
187 students11:1Rate it →
Pershing Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C
142 students14:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 6–12 · Springfield
A−
1,428 students12:1Rate it →
Republic Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Republic
A−
1,211 students16:1Rate it →
Cherokee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
A
765 students17:1Rate it →
Pershing Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
B+
702 students16:1Rate it →
Carver Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
C
618 students13:1Rate it →
Reed Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
B−
561 students13:1Rate it →
Jarrett Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
C−
483 students13:1Rate it →
Hickory Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
B−
456 students16:1Rate it →
Westport Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D
399 students11:1Rate it →
Pipkin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
C−
359 students11:1Rate it →
Pleasant View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
C+
331 students14:1Rate it →
Kickapoo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
A−
1,923 students19:1Rate it →
Republic High
High · Grades 9–12 · Republic
A
1,530 students17:1Rate it →
Glendale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
B−
1,357 students17:1Rate it →
Parkview High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C−
1,182 students15:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
D
1,065 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Battlefield’s schools

Are Battlefield’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Battlefield children attend outscore 70% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #100 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Battlefield in?

Two districts: Springfield R-XII School District runs grades PK–12, and Republic R-III School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Republic.

Where do Battlefield kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Kickapoo High, Republic High, Central High, Glendale High, Parkview High and Hillcrest High.

What is Battlefield’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Springfield R-XII School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Battlefield spend per student?

$14,340 in Springfield R-XII School District and $11,161 in Republic R-III School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.