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Schools in Central Township

Central Township’s public schools

Liberal R-II School District and Lamar R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central 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 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Lamar R-I
Students per teacher
11.7
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,176 students on the public path
In brief

Central Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Central Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Liberal High places highest (better than 76%); Lamar High lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Central Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lamar High and Liberal 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 Central Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Liberal R-II School District.

Two districts serve Central Township

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

Liberal R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 271 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,123MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Lamar R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,158 students · 12.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,256MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Liberal R-II School District47%
State average 43.2% · 164 students tested
Math · PK–12, Liberal R-II School District37%
State average 39.2% · 163 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lamar R-I School District35%
State average 43.2% · 619 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lamar R-I School District44%
State average 39.2% · 730 students tested

Central Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Central Township—Liberal R-II PK–12 · Lamar R-I PK–12
Ozark—Liberal R-II
LamarB−Lamar R-I
Nashville—Liberal R-II PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12
Barton City—Liberal R-II
Union—Lamar R-I PK–12 · Liberal R-II PK–12
Northfork—Lamar R-I PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Liberal R-II with Central Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Central 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 Central Townshipin other towns
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lamar
281 students12:1Rate it →
Liberal Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberal
B
116 students9:1Rate it →
Lamar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Liberal Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Liberal
C
59 students10:1Rate it →
Lamar High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lamar
C
369 students14:1Rate it →
Liberal High
High · Grades 9–12 · Liberal
A−
96 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Central Township’s schools

Are Central Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Central Township. Liberal R-II School District and Lamar R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Central 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 Central Township in?

Liberal R-II School District and Lamar R-I School District.

Where do Central Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lamar High and Liberal 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.