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Schools in Denver

Denver’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 1% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
295 students on the public path
In brief

Denver’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Denver’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Worth Co. Elementary places highest (better than 61%); Worth Co. High lowest (14%). 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 Denver, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Worth Co. Elementaryin Grant CityB
7–12Worth Co. Highin Grant CityD

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

Worth County R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 295 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,416MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 148 students tested
Math42%
State average 39.2% · 148 students tested

Denver vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denver—Worth County R-III

Every school in Denver

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).

Also serving Denverin other towns
Worth Co. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grant City
B
170 students12:1Rate it →
Worth Co. High
High · Grades 7–12 · Grant City
D
125 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Denver’s schools

Are Denver’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Denver. Worth County R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Denver. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Denver in?

Worth County R-III School District.

Where do Denver kids go to high school?

Worth Co. High.

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What Denver families are saying about school.

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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.