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Schools in Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach’s public schools

Branson R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockaway Beach. 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 17% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,156 students on the public path
In brief

Rockaway Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Rockaway Beach’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Buchanan Elementary places highest (better than 94%); Branson JR. High lowest (72%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rockaway Beach, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Branson 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 Rockaway Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–8Branson JR. Highin BransonB+
9–12Branson Highin BransonB+

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

Branson R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,653 students · 14.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,157MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 43.2% · 2366 students tested
Math49%
State average 39.2% · 2292 students tested

Rockaway Beach vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rockaway Beach—Branson R-IV
Merriam WoodsA−Branson R-IV

Every school in Rockaway Beach

4 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 Rockaway Beachin other towns
Cedar Ridge Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Branson
415 students11:1Rate it →
Buchanan Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Branson
A
578 students13:1Rate it →
Branson JR. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Branson
B+
694 students15:1Rate it →
Branson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Branson
B+
1,469 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Rockaway Beach’s schools

Are Rockaway Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rockaway Beach. Branson R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockaway Beach. 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 Rockaway Beach in?

Branson R-IV School District.

Where do Rockaway Beach kids go to high school?

Branson High.

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What Rockaway Beach 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.