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Schools in Pocahontas

Pocahontas’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 29% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,898 students on the public path
In brief

Pocahontas’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Pocahontas’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. West Lane Elem. places highest (better than 87%); South Elem. lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Pocahontas, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Jackson SR. 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 Pocahontas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–8Russell Hawkins JR. Highin JacksonB+
9–12Jackson SR. Highin JacksonA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson 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.

Jackson R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,748 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$10,350MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.2% · 2971 students tested
Math47%
State average 39.2% · 2998 students tested

Pocahontas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pocahontas—Jackson R-II

Every school in Pocahontas

7 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 Pocahontasin other towns
East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jackson
B+
726 students15:1Rate it →
South Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Jackson
B−
433 students14:1Rate it →
Orchard Drive Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Jackson
B−
404 students14:1Rate it →
West Lane Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Jackson
A
389 students13:1Rate it →
North Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Jackson
B+
249 students15:1Rate it →
Russell Hawkins JR. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jackson
B+
867 students14:1Rate it →
Jackson SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jackson
A−
1,830 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Pocahontas’s schools

Are Pocahontas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pocahontas. Jackson R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pocahontas. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pocahontas in?

Jackson R-II School District.

Where do Pocahontas kids go to high school?

Jackson SR. High.

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What Pocahontas 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.