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Schools in Kissee Mills · Forsyth R-III School District, Taneyville R-II School District

Kissee Mills’s public schools outscore 80% of Missouri districts

48% of students in Kissee Mills’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kissee Mills, 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
51%
▲ 7 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 9 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Forsyth R-III
Students per teacher
12.1
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
692 students on the public path
In brief

Kissee Mills’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 48% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Forsyth R-III spends $13,277 per student and Taneyville R-II $16,271, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Kissee Mills’s grade

A Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Missouri school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (557)Better than 81%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 682 test results and a graduating class of 87 could put Kissee Mills anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Kissee Mills’s students in the tested grades sat them (673 in math, 692 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Kissee Mills runs its own schools through grade 12 (Forsyth R-III School District). From grade K, students attend the Taneyville R-II School District, shared with Taneyville. Its school is in Forsyth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kissee Mills

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

Forsyth R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,295 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 12.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,277MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Taneyville R-II School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 147 students · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,271MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Forsyth R-III School District51%
State average 43.2% · 606 students tested
Math · PK–12, Forsyth R-III School District49%
State average 39.2% · 587 students tested
Reading · K–8, Taneyville R-II School District47%
State average 43.2% · 86 students tested
Math · K–8, Taneyville R-II School District42%
State average 39.2% · 86 students tested

Kissee Mills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kissee MillsA−Forsyth R-III PK–12 · Taneyville R-II K–8

Every school in Kissee Mills

3 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 Kissee Millsin other towns
Forsyth Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Forsyth
B
470 students15:1Rate it →
Tri Lakes Special Serv Co-Op
Grades PK–12 · Branson
75 students5:1Rate it →
Taneyville Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Taneyville
C+
147 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Kissee Mills’s schools

Are Kissee Mills’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kissee Mills children attend outscore 80% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kissee Mills in?

Two districts: Forsyth R-III School District runs grades PK–12, and Taneyville R-II School District runs grades K–8, shared with Taneyville.

What is Kissee Mills’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Kissee Mills spend per student?

$13,277 in Forsyth R-III School District and $16,271 in Taneyville R-II 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.