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Schools in Drywood Township · Sheldon R-VIII School District, Nevada R-V School District

Drywood Township’s public schools score below 59% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Drywood Township’s districts is 31%, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Drywood Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 99% 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
36%
▼ 7 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 8 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 21% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Nevada R-V
Students per teacher
12.9
MO 12.8
Schools in town
2
212 students on the public path
In brief

Drywood Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 624 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Drywood Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports Drywood Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Sheldon R-VIII spends $12,912 per student and Nevada R-V $11,509, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Sheldon 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 Drywood Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Missouri school districts. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (624)Better than 34%
Towns in Vernon County (20)Better than 45%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,417 test results and a graduating class of 181 could put Drywood Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Drywood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,404 in math, 1,432 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sheldon Elem.Sheldon R-VIII School DistrictB−
7–12Sheldon HighSheldon R-VIII School DistrictB+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Drywood Township

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

Sheldon R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 212 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,912MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Nevada R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,777 students · 14.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,509MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Bronaugh R-VII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 169 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,454MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sheldon R-VIII School District37%
State average 43.2% · 88 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sheldon R-VIII School District42%
State average 39.2% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nevada R-V School District37%
State average 43.2% · 1259 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nevada R-V School District31%
State average 39.2% · 1234 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bronaugh R-VII School District27%
State average 43.2% · 85 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bronaugh R-VII School District17%
State average 39.2% · 85 students tested

Drywood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Drywood TownshipC+Sheldon R-VIII PK–12 · Nevada R-V PK–12 · Bronaugh R-VII PK–12
Moundville—Bronaugh R-VII
Dover—Sheldon R-VIII PK–12 · Nevada R-V PK–12
Union—Lamar R-I PK–12 · Liberal R-II PK–12
CenterC+Nevada R-V

2 of the 4 neighbors share Nevada R-V with Drywood Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Drywood Township

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 Drywood Townshipby address
Sheldon Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sheldon
B−
123 students10:1Rate it →
Sheldon High
High · Grades 7–12 · Sheldon
B+
89 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Drywood Township’s schools

Are Drywood Township’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Drywood Township children attend score below 59% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Drywood Township in?

Sheldon R-VIII School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 212 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Drywood Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Nevada R-V School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Drywood Township spend per student?

$12,912 in Sheldon R-VIII School District, $11,509 in Nevada R-V School District and $13,454 in Bronaugh R-VII 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.