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Polo Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

300 W School St, Polo, MO 64671 · (660) 354-2200 · Part of Polo R-VII School District

Grant Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Polo Elem.

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Grant Township kids: Polo Middle

On the path

Where Grant Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Polo Elem.You are here
5–8Polo Middlein Polo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 W School St, Polo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten24
Grade 120
Grade 223
Grade 323
Grade 422
Enrollment over time
135’20
147’21
142’22
143’23
137’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polo Elem. from Grant Township families.

Other schools in Polo R-VII School District

The district →
Polo Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Polo
A
103 students11:1
Polo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Polo
C
127 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Grant Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.