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Schools in Big Spring

Big Spring’s public schools

Gasconade County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 15% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
813 students on the public path
In brief

Big Spring’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Big Spring’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Hermann High places highest (better than 79%); Hermann Elem. 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 Big Spring, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Hermann Elem.in HermannC
4–8Hermann Middlein HermannB+
9–12Hermann Highin HermannA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gasconade County R-I 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.

Gasconade County R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 813 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,331MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 43.2% · 423 students tested
Math41%
State average 39.2% · 544 students tested

Big Spring vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Spring—Gasconade County R-I

Every school in Big Spring

3 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 Springin other towns
Hermann Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Hermann
C
247 students11:1Rate it →
Hermann Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Hermann
B+
284 students12:1Rate it →
Hermann High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hermann
A−
282 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Spring’s schools

Are Big Spring’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Big Spring. Gasconade County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Spring. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Big Spring in?

Gasconade County R-I School District.

Where do Big Spring kids go to high school?

Hermann 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.