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Schools in Prairie Township

Prairie Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 12% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
382 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Prairie Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Rich Hill High places highest (better than 79%); Rich Hill Elem. lowest (61%). 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 Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rich Hill Elem.in Rich HillB
6–12Rich Hill Highin Rich HillA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rich Hill R-IV 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.

Rich Hill R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 382 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,787MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.2% · 194 students tested
Math52%
State average 39.2% · 187 students tested

Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Township—Rich Hill R-IV
Blue Mound—Northeast Vernon County R-I
Pleasant Gap—Rich Hill R-IV PK–12 · Butler R-V PK–12 · Hudson R-IX PK–8
Rockville—Rich Hill R-IV PK–12 · Appleton City R-II PK–12
OsageA−Rich Hill R-IV

3 of the 4 neighbors share Rich Hill R-IV with Prairie Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prairie Township

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 Prairie Townshipin other towns
Rich Hill Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rich Hill
B
192 students13:1Rate it →
Rich Hill High
High · Grades 6–12 · Rich Hill
A−
190 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Township’s schools

Are Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Rich Hill R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Prairie Township in?

Rich Hill R-IV School District.

Where do Prairie Township kids go to high school?

Rich Hill 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.