Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Grain Valley’s public schools outscore 87% of Missouri districts
52% of students in Grain Valley’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grain Valley, 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.
From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Grain Valley’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,329 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Grain Valley South Middle SCHL, then Grain Valley 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.
What’s behind Grain Valley’s grade
A: better than 87% of Missouri school districts, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grain Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Grain Valley
Grain Valley Early Childhd CTR
Grades PK · 83 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley South Middle SCHL
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley South Middle SCHL
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley South Middle SCHL
Grades 6–8 · 516 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Grain Valley
Grain Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 1,482 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Grain Valley’s public schools are run by Grain Valley R-V School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Grain Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Grain Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grain Valley | A | Grain Valley R-V |
| Blue Springs | A | Blue Springs R-IV |
Every school in Grain Valley
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).
Questions about Grain Valley’s schools
Are Grain Valley’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grain Valley children attend outscore 87% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grain Valley in?
Grain Valley R-V School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,546 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Grain Valley kids go to high school?
Grain Valley High, with 1,482 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Grain Valley’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Grain Valley R-V School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Grain Valley spend per student?
$12,329 in Grain Valley R-V School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grain Valley 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.