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Schools in Spruce Township

Spruce Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 17% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.7
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
116 students on the public path
In brief

Spruce Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Spruce Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Ballard High places highest (better than 27%); Ballard Elem. lowest (19%). 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 Spruce Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ballard Elem.Ballard R-II School DistrictC−
7–12Ballard HighBallard R-II School DistrictC

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

Ballard R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 116 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,102MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 43.2% · 64 students tested
Math22%
State average 39.2% · 72 students tested

Spruce Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spruce Township—Ballard R-II
Deepwater—Ballard R-II PK–12 · Hudson R-IX PK–8
Walker—Davis R-XII
Mingo—Ballard R-II
Shawnee—Adrian R-III PK–12 · Ballard R-II PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Ballard R-II with Spruce Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Spruce 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 Spruce Townshipby address
Ballard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butler
C−
57 students7:1Rate it →
Ballard High
High · Grades 7–12 · Butler
C
59 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Spruce Township’s schools

Are Spruce Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spruce Township. Ballard R-II School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spruce Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spruce Township in?

Ballard R-II School District.

Where do Spruce Township kids go to high school?

Ballard 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.