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Schools in Northfork Township

Northfork Township’s public schools

Jasper County R-V 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 Northfork 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 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Lamar R-I
Students per teacher
12.3
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
990 students on the public path
In brief

Northfork Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Northfork 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%); Jasper Co. High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jasper County R-V School District.

Two districts serve Northfork Township

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

Jasper County R-V School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 454 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,275MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
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 · K–12, Jasper County R-V School District36%
State average 43.2% · 239 students tested
Math · K–12, Jasper County R-V School District38%
State average 39.2% · 242 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

Northfork Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Northfork Township—Lamar R-I PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12
LamarB−Lamar R-I
Richland—Lamar R-I PK–12 · Golden City R-III PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12
Nashville—Liberal R-II PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12
Central—Liberal R-II PK–12 · Lamar R-I PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lamar R-I with Northfork Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Northfork 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 Northfork Townshipin other towns
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lamar
281 students12:1Rate it →
Jasper Co. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Jasper
C
241 students11:1Rate it →
Lamar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lamar
B−
255 students12:1Rate it →
Jasper Co. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Jasper
C
213 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Northfork Township’s schools

Are Northfork Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Northfork Township. Jasper County R-V 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 Northfork 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 Northfork Township in?

Jasper County R-V School District and Lamar R-I School District.

Where do Northfork Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lamar Middle and Jasper Co. 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.