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Schools in Bigelow

Bigelow’s public schools

Mound City R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bigelow. 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 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 13% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
268 students on the public path
In brief

Bigelow’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bigelow’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Mound City Elem. places highest (better than 100%); Mound City High lowest (16%). 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 Bigelow, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mound City Elem.in Mound CityA+
5–8Mound City Middlein Mound CityB
9–12Mound City Highin Mound CityC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mound City R-II 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.

Mound City R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 268 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,459MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 43.2% · 136 students tested
Math52%
State average 39.2% · 142 students tested

Bigelow vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bigelow—Mound City R-II

Every school in Bigelow

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 Bigelowin other towns
Mound City Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mound City
A+
115 students12:1Rate it →
Mound City Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mound City
B
69 students13:1Rate it →
Mound City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mound City
C−
84 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Bigelow’s schools

Are Bigelow’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bigelow. Mound City R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bigelow. 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 Bigelow in?

Mound City R-II School District.

Where do Bigelow kids go to high school?

Mound City 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.