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Schools in Sumner

Sumner’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
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
Students per teacher
5.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
136 students on the public path
In brief

Sumner’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sumner’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Northwestern Elem. places highest (better than 52%); Northwestern High lowest (47%). 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 Sumner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Northwestern Elem.in MendonB−
7–12Northwestern Highin MendonB−

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

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.2% · 73 students tested
Math27%
State average 39.2% · 76 students tested

Sumner vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sumner—Northwestern R-I

Every school in Sumner

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).

Also serving Sumnerin other towns
Northwestern Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mendon
B−
82 students7:1Rate it →
Northwestern High
High · Grades 7–12 · Mendon
B−
54 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Sumner’s schools

Are Sumner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sumner. Northwestern R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Sumner in?

Northwestern R-I School District.

Where do Sumner kids go to high school?

Northwestern 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.