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Schools in Lake Arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead’s public schools

Kearney R-I School District and Lathrop R-II School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Arrowhead. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Kearney R-I
Students per teacher
13.2
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
3,681 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Arrowhead’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Lake Arrowhead’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Southview Elem. places highest (better than 92%); Lathrop Middle School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Lake Arrowhead, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Kearney High and Lathrop High School. 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 Lake Arrowhead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

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

Two districts serve Lake Arrowhead

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

Kearney R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,424 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,307MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Lathrop R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 871 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,696MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kearney R-I School District57%
State average 43.2% · 1936 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kearney R-I School District58%
State average 39.2% · 1949 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lathrop R-II School District50%
State average 43.2% · 462 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lathrop R-II School District41%
State average 39.2% · 393 students tested

Lake Arrowhead vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Arrowhead—Kearney R-I PK–12 · Lathrop R-II PK–12

Every school in Lake Arrowhead

9 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 Lake Arrowheadin other towns
Lathrop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lathrop
B
403 students11:1Rate it →
Kearney Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B+
223 students11:1Rate it →
Dogwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
463 students14:1Rate it →
Southview Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
455 students14:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
264 students13:1Rate it →
Kearney Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Kearney
A
591 students15:1Rate it →
Lathrop Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lathrop
C
196 students12:1Rate it →
Lathrop High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lathrop
B
272 students12:1Rate it →
Kearney High
High · Grades 10–12 · Kearney
A
814 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Arrowhead’s schools

Are Lake Arrowhead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Arrowhead. Kearney R-I School District and Lathrop R-II School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Arrowhead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Arrowhead in?

Kearney R-I School District and Lathrop R-II School District.

Where do Lake Arrowhead kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kearney High and Lathrop High 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.