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Schools in Essex

Essex’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 7% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
283 students on the public path
In brief

Essex’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Essex’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Richland Elem. places highest (better than 100%); Richland High lowest (61%). 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 Essex, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Richland Elem.Richland R-I School DistrictA+
7–12Richland HighRichland R-I School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland R-I 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.

Richland R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 283 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,654MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 43.2% · 148 students tested
Math67%
State average 39.2% · 145 students tested

Essex vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Essex—Richland R-I

Every school in Essex

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 Essexin other towns
Richland Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
158 students11:1Rate it →
Richland High
High · Grades 7–12
B
125 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Essex’s schools

Are Essex’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Essex. Richland R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Essex. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Essex in?

Richland R-I School District.

Where do Essex kids go to high school?

Richland High.

Parents talk

What Essex 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.