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Schools in Howard Township

Howard Township’s public schools

Hume R-VIII School District and Rich Hill R-IV School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 12% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Rich Hill R-IV
Students per teacher
10.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
118 students on the public path
In brief

Howard Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Howard Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Hume High places highest (better than 47%); Hume Elem. lowest (34%). 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 Howard Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hume Elem.Hume R-VIII School DistrictC
6–12Hume HighHume R-VIII School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hume R-VIII School District.

Two districts serve Howard Township

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

Hume R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 118 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 7.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,839MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Rich Hill R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 382 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,787MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hume R-VIII School District47%
State average 43.2% · 64 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hume R-VIII School District24%
State average 39.2% · 59 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rich Hill R-IV School District42%
State average 43.2% · 194 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rich Hill R-IV School District52%
State average 39.2% · 187 students tested

Howard Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howard Township—Hume R-VIII PK–12 · Rich Hill R-IV PK–12
Walnut—Hume R-VIII
Henry—Nevada R-V PK–12 · Hume R-VIII PK–12
OsageA−Rich Hill R-IV
Metz—Nevada R-V
New Home—Rich Hill R-IV PK–12 · Butler R-V PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Hume R-VIII with Howard Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Sheridan, KS borders Howard Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Howard 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 Howard Townshipby address
Hume Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hume
C
67 students9:1Rate it →
Hume High
High · Grades 6–12 · Hume
B−
51 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard Township’s schools

Are Howard Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard Township. Hume R-VIII School District and Rich Hill R-IV School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Howard Township in?

Hume R-VIII School District and Rich Hill R-IV School District.

Where do Howard Township kids go to high school?

Hume High.

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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.