Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pierce Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Pierce Township

Pierce Township’s public schools

Willow Springs R-IV School District and Summersville R-II School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 13% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Willow Springs R-IV
Students per teacher
10.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,219 students on the public path
In brief

Pierce Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Pierce Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Willow Springs Middle places highest (better than 58%); Summersville Elem. lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pierce Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Willow Springs Middle and Summersville 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 Pierce Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Willow Springs R-IV School District.

Two districts serve Pierce Township

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

Willow Springs R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,171 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,655MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Summersville R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 418 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,461MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willow Springs R-IV School District41%
State average 43.2% · 690 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willow Springs R-IV School District37%
State average 39.2% · 678 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Summersville R-II School District47%
State average 43.2% · 234 students tested
Math · PK–12, Summersville R-II School District38%
State average 39.2% · 224 students tested

Pierce Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pierce Township—Willow Springs R-IV PK–12 · Summersville R-II PK–12
Ozark—Summersville R-II
Date—Summersville R-II
Sargent—Cabool R-IV PK–12 · Willow Springs R-IV PK–12
CassCCabool R-IV PK–12 · Houston R-I PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Summersville R-II with Pierce Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pierce 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 Pierce Townshipin other towns
Willow Springs Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Willow Springs
B−
446 students10:1Rate it →
Summersville Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Summersville
C+
203 students10:1Rate it →
Willow Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Willow Springs
B
355 students10:1Rate it →
Summersville High
High · Grades 6–12 · Summersville
B
215 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pierce Township’s schools

Are Pierce Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Willow Springs R-IV School District and Summersville R-II School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pierce Township in?

Willow Springs R-IV School District and Summersville R-II School District.

Where do Pierce Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Willow Springs Middle and Summersville High.

Parents talk

What Pierce Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pierce Township → They have their own page.

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.