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Schools in Lynch Township · Success R-VI School District, Licking R-VIII School District

Lynch Township’s public schools outscore 50% of Missouri districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lynch Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Lynch Township, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Missouri average (39%). 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
42%
▼ 1 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 10 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 20% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Licking R-VIII
Students per teacher
11.8
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
508 students on the public path
In brief

Lynch Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 296 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lynch Township’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Lynch Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Success Elem. (PK–8) is Lynch Township’s own. From grade PK, students attend the Licking R-VIII School District with Boone, Licking and Sherrill: Licking High in Licking. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports Lynch Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Success R-VI spends $21,028 per student and Licking R-VIII $11,674, 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 Lynch Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Missouri school districts. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (296)Better than 57%
Towns in Texas County (17)Better than 41%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 443 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Lynch Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Lynch Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (447 in math, 439 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Success Elem.Success R-VI School DistrictB−
9–12Licking Highin LickingB−

Lynch Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Success R-VI School District). From grade PK, students attend the Licking R-VIII School District, shared with Boone, Licking and Sherrill. Its high school is in Licking. Parts of Lynch Township (7% of its land) are served by Houston R-I instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lynch Township

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

Success R-VI School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 111 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$21,028MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
Licking R-VIII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 813 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,674MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Success R-VI School District27%
State average 43.2% · 66 students tested
Math · PK–8, Success R-VI School District22%
State average 39.2% · 66 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Licking R-VIII School District45%
State average 43.2% · 373 students tested
Math · PK–12, Licking R-VIII School District30%
State average 39.2% · 381 students tested

Lynch Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lynch TownshipB−Success R-VI PK–8 · Licking R-VIII PK–12
PineyCHouston R-I
SherrillBLicking R-VIII
Boone—Licking R-VIII PK–12 · Plato R-V PK–12
RoubidouxC+Plato R-V
Upton—Plato R-V PK–12 · Success R-VI PK–8 · Houston R-I PK–12
JacksonB−Raymondville R-VII

2 of the 6 neighbors share Licking R-VIII with Lynch Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lynch 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 Lynch Townshipby address
Success Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Success
B−
111 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Lynch Townshipin other towns
Licking High
High · Grades 7–12 · Licking
B−
397 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lynch Township’s schools

Are Lynch Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Missouri: the public schools Lynch Township children attend outscore 50% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lynch Township in?

Two districts: Success R-VI School District runs grades PK–8, and Licking R-VIII School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Boone, Licking and Sherrill.

Where do Lynch Township kids go to high school?

Licking High in Licking, with 397 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Lynch Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Licking R-VIII School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Lynch Township spend per student?

$21,028 in Success R-VI School District and $11,674 in Licking R-VIII 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.