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Schools in South West Township

South West Township’s public schools

Liberal R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South West Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 11% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
271 students on the public path
In brief

South West Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South West Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Liberal High places highest (better than 76%); Liberal Middle lowest (34%). 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 South West Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Liberal Elem.in LiberalB
6–8Liberal Middlein LiberalC
9–12Liberal Highin LiberalA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Liberal R-II 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.

Liberal R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 271 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,123MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.2% · 164 students tested
Math37%
State average 39.2% · 163 students tested

South West Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South West Township—Liberal R-II
Ozark—Liberal R-II
Nashville—Liberal R-II PK–12 · Jasper County R-V K–12
Mindenmines—Liberal R-II

All 3 neighbors share Liberal R-II with South West Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Baker, KS and Washington, KS border South West Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in South West Township

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 South West Townshipin other towns
Liberal Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberal
B
116 students9:1Rate it →
Liberal Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Liberal
C
59 students10:1Rate it →
Liberal High
High · Grades 9–12 · Liberal
A−
96 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about South West Township’s schools

Are South West Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South West Township. Liberal R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South West Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 South West Township in?

Liberal R-II School District.

Where do South West Township kids go to high school?

Liberal High.

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What South West 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). Stars are from neighbors.