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C+
Schools in Billings · Billings R-IV School District

Billings’s public schools score below 65% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 32% of Billings’s students scored proficient, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Billings, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
37%
▼ 6 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 7 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 17% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
398 students on the public path
In brief

Billings’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,030 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Billings SR. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Billings’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 35% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are below the Missouri average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (550)Better than 32%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 187 test results could put Billings anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Billings’s students in the tested grades sat them (186 in math, 188 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Billings Elem.Billings R-IV School DistrictC
7–12Billings SR. HighBillings R-IV School DistrictC+

Billings’s public schools are run by Billings R-IV School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Billings R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 398 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,030MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 188 students tested
Math32%
State average 39.2% · 186 students tested

Billings vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BillingsC+Billings R-IV
CleverB+Clever R-V

Every school in Billings

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).

District schools in Billingsby address
Billings Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
249 students13:1Rate it →
Billings SR. High
High · Grades 7–12
C+
149 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Billings’s schools

Are Billings’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Billings children attend score below 65% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Billings in?

Billings R-IV School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 398 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Billings spend per student?

$12,030 in Billings R-IV 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.