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Schools in Big Creek Township

Big Creek Township’s public schools

Clinton School District and Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 16% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Clinton
Students per teacher
13.6
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,097 students on the public path
In brief

Big Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Big Creek Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Sherwood High places highest (better than 82%); Clinton Middle lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Big Creek Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Clinton SR. High and Sherwood High. 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 Big Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clinton School District.

Two districts serve Big Creek Township

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

Clinton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,885 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,205MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Sherwood Cass R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 733 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,293MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clinton School District38%
State average 43.2% · 865 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clinton School District32%
State average 39.2% · 874 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District41%
State average 43.2% · 411 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District45%
State average 39.2% · 411 students tested

Big Creek Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Big Creek Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Creek Township—Clinton PK–12 · Sherwood Cass R-VIII PK–12
Shawnee—Shawnee R-III
Bogard—Sherwood Cass R-VIII
Honey Creek—Clinton PK–12 · Sherwood Cass R-VIII PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Sherwood Cass R-VIII with Big Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Big Creek Township

6 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 Big Creek Townshipin other towns
Sherwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Creighton
C+
336 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Clinton
365 students13:1Rate it →
Clinton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Sherwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Creighton
B−
176 students14:1Rate it →
Clinton SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B
614 students16:1Rate it →
Sherwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Creighton
A−
221 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Creek Township’s schools

Are Big Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Creek Township. Clinton School District and Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Creek Township in?

Clinton School District and Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District.

Where do Big Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clinton SR. High and Sherwood High.

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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.