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Schools in Milford Township

Milford Township’s public schools

Golden City R-III School District and Lamar R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Milford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Lamar R-I
Students per teacher
11.8
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
700 students on the public path
In brief

Milford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Milford Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Lamar Middle places highest (better than 45%); Golden City High lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Milford Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lamar Middle and Golden City High. 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 Milford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Golden City R-III School District.

Two districts serve Milford Township

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

Golden City R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 164 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$18,000MO $14,569 · FY2024
C
Lamar R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,158 students · 12.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,256MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Golden City R-III School District32%
State average 43.2% · 89 students tested
Math · PK–12, Golden City R-III School District32%
State average 39.2% · 88 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lamar R-I School District35%
State average 43.2% · 619 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lamar R-I School District44%
State average 39.2% · 730 students tested

Milford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Milford Township—Golden City R-III PK–12 · Lamar R-I PK–12
Newport—Golden City R-III PK–12 · Lamar R-I PK–12
Montevallo—El Dorado Springs R-II PK–12 · Sheldon R-VIII PK–12
Doylesport—Lamar R-I

2 of the 3 neighbors share Lamar R-I with Milford Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Milford Township

4 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 Milford Townshipin other towns
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lamar
281 students12:1Rate it →
Golden City Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden City
C
76 students8:1Rate it →
Lamar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Golden City High
High · Grades 6–12 · Golden City
C
88 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Milford Township’s schools

Are Milford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Milford Township. Golden City R-III School District and Lamar R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Milford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Milford Township in?

Golden City R-III School District and Lamar R-I School District.

Where do Milford Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lamar Middle and Golden City High.

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What Milford Township families are saying about 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.