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Schools in Polk Township

Polk Township’s public schools

Union Star R-II School District and King City R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 5% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · King City R-I
Students per teacher
9.3
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
166 students on the public path
In brief

Polk Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Polk Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Union Star High places highest (better than 47%); Union Star Elem. lowest (34%). 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 Polk Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Union Star Elem.Union Star R-II School DistrictC
6–12Union Star HighUnion Star R-II School DistrictB−

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

Two districts serve Polk Township

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

Union Star R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 166 students, up 6% since 2021–22 · 8.3 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,191MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
King City R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,225MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Union Star R-II School District37%
State average 43.2% · 79 students tested
Math · PK–12, Union Star R-II School District42%
State average 39.2% · 84 students tested
Reading · PK–12, King City R-I School District52%
State average 43.2% · 186 students tested
Math · PK–12, King City R-I School District47%
State average 39.2% · 180 students tested

Polk Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Polk Township—Union Star R-II PK–12 · King City R-I PK–12
Grant—Maysville R-I
Sherman—Maysville R-I
JacksonA−King City R-I PK–12 · Stanberry R-II PK–12
Union Star—Union Star R-II

Every school in Polk Township

3 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).

District schools in Polk Townshipby address
Union Star Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Union Star
9 students9:1Rate it →
Union Star Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Union Star
C
66 students8:1Rate it →
Union Star High
High · Grades 6–12 · Union Star
B−
91 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Polk Township’s schools

Are Polk Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Polk Township. Union Star R-II School District and King City R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polk Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Polk Township in?

Union Star R-II School District and King City R-I School District.

Where do Polk Township kids go to high school?

Union Star High.

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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.