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Schools in Nelson

Nelson’s public schools

Blackwater R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 22% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.0
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
101 students on the public path
In brief

Nelson’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Nelson’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Blackwater Elem. places highest (better than 41%); Blackwater Elem. lowest (41%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nelson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Blackwater Elem.in BlackwaterC+

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

The district

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

Blackwater R-II School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 101 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,714MO $14,569 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 43.2% · 53 students tested
Math34%
State average 39.2% · 53 students tested

Nelson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Nelson—Blackwater R-II

Every school in Nelson

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).

Also serving Nelsonin other towns
Blackwater Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Blackwater
C+
101 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelson’s schools

Are Nelson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelson. Blackwater R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nelson in?

Blackwater R-II School District.

Where do Nelson kids go to high school?

Blackwater Elem..

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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). Stars are from neighbors.