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Schools in Benton City

Benton City’s public schools

Community R-VI School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benton City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 4% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
298 students on the public path
In brief

Benton City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Benton City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Community Elem. places highest (better than 90%); Community High lowest (34%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Benton City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Community Elem.in LaddoniaA
6–12Community Highin LaddoniaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Community R-VI School District.

The district

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

Community R-VI School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 298 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,155MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.2% · 164 students tested
Math37%
State average 39.2% · 148 students tested

Benton City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Benton City—Community R-VI

Every school in Benton City

2 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).

Also serving Benton Cityin other towns
Community Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laddonia
A
144 students10:1Rate it →
Community High
High · Grades 6–12 · Laddonia
C
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Benton City’s schools

Are Benton City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Benton City. Community R-VI School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Benton City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Benton City in?

Community R-VI School District.

Where do Benton City kids go to high school?

Community High.

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What Benton City families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.