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C+
Schools in Roubidoux Township · Plato R-V School District

Roubidoux Township’s public schools score below 60% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Roubidoux Township’s districts is 37%, below the Missouri average (43%). The grade covers the public school district serving Roubidoux Township, 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
37%
▼ 6 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 4 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 26% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
523 students on the public path
In brief

Roubidoux Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 609 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roubidoux Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,827 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 Plato 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Roubidoux Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 40% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are below the Missouri average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (609)Better than 30%
Towns in Texas County (17)Better than 24%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 300 test results could put Roubidoux Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Roubidoux Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (309 in math, 290 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Plato Elem.Plato R-V School DistrictB
6–12Plato HighPlato R-V School DistrictC−

Roubidoux Township’s public schools are run by Plato R-V School District, which also serves Boone, Plato and Upton. 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.

Plato R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 523 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$10,827MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 290 students tested
Math35%
State average 39.2% · 309 students tested

Roubidoux Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Roubidoux TownshipC+Plato R-V
Upton—Plato R-V PK–12 · Success R-VI PK–8 · Houston R-I PK–12
Boone—Licking R-VIII PK–12 · Plato R-V PK–12
LynchB−Success R-VI PK–8 · Licking R-VIII PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Plato R-V with Roubidoux Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Roubidoux 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).

District schools in Roubidoux Townshipby address
Plato Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plato
B
218 students11:1Rate it →
Plato High
High · Grades 6–12 · Plato
C−
305 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Roubidoux Township’s schools

Are Roubidoux Township’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Roubidoux Township children attend score below 60% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Roubidoux Township in?

Plato R-V School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 523 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Roubidoux Township spend per student?

$10,827 in Plato R-V School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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