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Schools in Center

Center’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 23% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
800 students on the public path
In brief

Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Ralls County Elementary places highest (better than 55%); Mark Twain SR. 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 Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ralls County ElementaryRalls County R-II School DistrictB
6–8Mark Twain JR. HighRalls County R-II School DistrictC+
9–12Mark Twain SR. HighRalls County R-II School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ralls County 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.

Ralls County R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 800 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,224MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 43.2% · 443 students tested
Math33%
State average 39.2% · 435 students tested

Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Center—Ralls County R-II

Every school in Center

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 Centerin other towns
Ralls County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
355 students11:1Rate it →
Mark Twain JR. High
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
194 students15:1Rate it →
Mark Twain SR. High
High · Grades 9–12
C
251 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Center’s schools

Are Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Center. Ralls County R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Center in?

Ralls County R-II School District.

Where do Center kids go to high school?

Mark Twain SR. 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.