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Schools in Leesville Township · Leesville R-IX School District

Leesville Township’s public schools score below 80% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Leesville Township’s districts is 24%, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leesville Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 9 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 15 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 1% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.5
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
91 students on the public path
In brief

Leesville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 532 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leesville Township’s, its schools beat 11%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,694 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Leesville Township’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 20% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are below the Missouri average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (532)Better than 11%
Towns in Henry County (17)Better than 18%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 59 test results could put Leesville Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Leesville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (59 in math, 59 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Leesville Elem.Leesville R-IX School DistrictD

Leesville Township’s public schools are run by Leesville R-IX School District, which also serves Tightwad. 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.

Leesville R-IX School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 91 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 6.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,694MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 43.2% · 59 students tested
Math24%
State average 39.2% · 59 students tested

Leesville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leesville TownshipC−Leesville R-IX
Osage—Lakeland R-III PK–12 · Warsaw R-IX PK–12
Springfield—Calhoun R-VIII K–8 · Henry County R-I K–12
Bethlehem—Clinton

Every school in Leesville Township

1 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 Leesville Townshipby address
Leesville Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clinton
D
91 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Leesville Township’s schools

Are Leesville Township’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leesville Township children attend score below 80% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Leesville Township in?

Leesville R-IX School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 91 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Leesville Township spend per student?

$14,694 in Leesville R-IX 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 2020) 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.