Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Rock Port

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
John Dickinson Dopf MansionJohn Dickinson Dopf Mansion · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
A
Schools in Rock Port · Rock Port R-II School District

Rock Port’s public schools outscore 90% of Missouri districts

Math proficiency in Rock Port’s districts is 57%, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rock Port, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 4 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 18 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 3% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
367 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Port’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 517 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rock Port’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,141 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Rock Port High. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rock Port’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 90% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are above the Missouri average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (517)Better than 95%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 176 test results could put Rock Port anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Rock Port’s students in the tested grades sat them (174 in math, 177 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rock Port, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rock Port Elem.Rock Port R-II School DistrictA
6–12Rock Port HighRock Port R-II School DistrictA−

Rock Port’s public schools are run by Rock Port R-II School District, which also serves Watson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Rock Port R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 367 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,141MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.2% · 177 students tested
Math57%
State average 39.2% · 174 students tested

Rock Port vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock PortARock Port R-II

Every school in Rock Port

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).

District schools in Rock Portby address
Rock Port Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
174 students9:1Rate it →
Rock Port High
High · Grades 6–12
A−
193 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Port’s schools

Are Rock Port’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rock Port children attend outscore 90% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rock Port in?

Rock Port R-II School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 367 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Rock Port spend per student?

$14,141 in Rock Port R-II School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Rock Port families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rock Port → They have their own page.

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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.