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Schools in Rensselaer

Rensselaer’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 13% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
780 students on the public path
In brief

Rensselaer’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Rensselaer’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Monroe City Elem. places highest (better than 79%); Monroe City R-I High 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 Rensselaer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Monroe City Elem.in Monroe CityA−
5–8Monroe City Middlein Monroe CityB+
9–12Monroe City R-I Highin Monroe CityB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monroe City R-I 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.

Monroe City R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 780 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,745MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.2% · 351 students tested
Math45%
State average 39.2% · 345 students tested

Rensselaer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rensselaer—Monroe City R-I

Every school in Rensselaer

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).

Also serving Rensselaerin other towns
Monroe City Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Monroe City
A−
331 students13:1Rate it →
Monroe City Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Monroe City
B+
178 students11:1Rate it →
Monroe City R-I High
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe City
B
271 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Rensselaer’s schools

Are Rensselaer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rensselaer. Monroe City R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rensselaer. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rensselaer in?

Monroe City R-I School District.

Where do Rensselaer kids go to high school?

Monroe City R-I 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.