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Schools in Plato

Plato’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 26% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
523 students on the public path
In brief

Plato’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Plato’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Plato Elem. places highest (better than 61%); Plato High lowest (24%). 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 Plato, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Plato Elem.Plato R-V School DistrictB
6–12Plato HighPlato R-V School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plato R-V 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.

Plato R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 523 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$10,827MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 290 students tested
Math35%
State average 39.2% · 309 students tested

Plato vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Plato—Plato R-V

Every school in Plato

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).

Also serving Platoin other towns
Plato Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
218 students11:1Rate it →
Plato High
High · Grades 6–12
C−
305 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Plato’s schools

Are Plato’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Plato. Plato R-V School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Plato. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Plato in?

Plato R-V School District.

Where do Plato kids go to high school?

Plato High.

Parents talk

What Plato 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.