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Schools in Sweet Springs · Sweet Springs R-VII School District

Sweet Springs’s public schools outscore 85% of Missouri districts

Reading proficiency in Sweet Springs’s districts is 53%, above the Missouri average (43%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sweet Springs, 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
53%
▲ 10 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 3 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 6% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
365 students on the public path
In brief

Sweet Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 535 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sweet Springs’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,702 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 7 the district’s path is Sweet Springs High. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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 Sweet Springs’s grade

A− Test scores

A: better than 85% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are above the Missouri average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (535)Better than 91%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 202 test results could put Sweet Springs anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sweet Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (199 in math, 206 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sweet Springs Elem.Sweet Springs R-VII School DistrictB+
7–12Sweet Springs HighSweet Springs R-VII School DistrictC−

Sweet Springs’s public schools are run by Sweet Springs R-VII School District, which also serves Emma. 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.

Sweet Springs R-VII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 365 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,702MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 43.2% · 206 students tested
Math42%
State average 39.2% · 199 students tested

Sweet Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sweet SpringsASweet Springs R-VII

Every school in Sweet Springs

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 Sweet Springsby address
Sweet Springs Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
191 students9:1Rate it →
Sweet Springs High
High · Grades 7–12
C−
174 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sweet Springs’s schools

Are Sweet Springs’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sweet Springs children attend outscore 85% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sweet Springs in?

Sweet Springs R-VII School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 365 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Sweet Springs spend per student?

$13,702 in Sweet Springs R-VII School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Sweet Springs 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.