Schools in Salt Creek Township

Salt Creek Township’s public schools

Northwestern R-I School District and Keytesville R-III School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salt Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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

47%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

2021–22

Graduate on time

75%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.2K

▲ 25% vs MO $14.6K

FY2024 · Northwestern R-I

Students per teacher

5.9

MO 12.8 · smaller classes

Schools in town

264 students on the public path

In brief

Salt Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Salt Creek Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Keytesville Elem. places highest (better than 73%); Keytesville High lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Salt Creek Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Northwestern High and Keytesville 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 Salt Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Salt Creek Township · depends on your address

Northwestern Elem.

Grades PK–6 · 82 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Mendon

B⁻

Keytesville Elem.

Grades PK–6 · 80 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Keytesville

B⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B⁺

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B⁻

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwestern R-I School District.

Two districts serve Salt Creek Township

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

Northwestern R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 136 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 5.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)

$18,152MO $14,569 · FY2024

C⁺

Keytesville R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 128 students · 6.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)

$25,009MO $14,569 · FY2024

C⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northwestern R-I School District47%

State average 43.2% · 73 students tested

Math · PK–12, Northwestern R-I School District27%

State average 39.2% · 76 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Keytesville R-III School District32%

State average 43.2% · 71 students tested

Math · PK–12, Keytesville R-III School District32%

State average 39.2% · 62 students tested

Salt Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Salt Creek Township	—	Northwestern R-I PK–12 · Keytesville R-III PK–12
Musselfork	—	Keytesville R-III PK–12 · Marceline R-V PK–12
Mendon	—	Northwestern R-I
Keytesville	—	Keytesville R-III
Brunswick	A	Brunswick R-II
Yellow Creek	—	Northwestern R-I

2 of the 5 neighbors share Keytesville R-III with Salt Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Salt Creek Township

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 Salt Creek Townshipin other towns

Northwestern Elem.

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mendon

B⁻

82 students7:1Rate it →

Keytesville Elem.

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keytesville

B⁺

80 students7:1Rate it →

Northwestern High

High · Grades 7–12 · Mendon

B⁻

54 students5:1Rate it →

Keytesville High

High · Grades 7–12 · Keytesville

48 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Salt Creek Township’s schools

Are Salt Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salt Creek Township. Northwestern R-I School District and Keytesville R-III School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salt Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Salt Creek Township in?

Northwestern R-I School District and Keytesville R-III School District.

Where do Salt Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northwestern High and Keytesville 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.