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Schools in Tallapoosa

Tallapoosa’s public schools

Gideon 37 School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tallapoosa. 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 15% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
217 students on the public path
In brief

Tallapoosa’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tallapoosa’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Gideon Elem. places highest (better than 41%); Gideon High lowest (20%). 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 Tallapoosa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Gideon Elem.in GideonC+
7–12Gideon Highin GideonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gideon 37 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.

Gideon 37 School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 217 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,691MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 43.2% · 120 students tested
Math22%
State average 39.2% · 117 students tested

Tallapoosa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tallapoosa—Gideon 37

Every school in Tallapoosa

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 Tallapoosain other towns
Gideon Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gideon
C+
115 students8:1Rate it →
Gideon High
High · Grades 7–12 · Gideon
C−
102 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Tallapoosa’s schools

Are Tallapoosa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tallapoosa. Gideon 37 School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tallapoosa. 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 Tallapoosa in?

Gideon 37 School District.

Where do Tallapoosa kids go to high school?

Gideon 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.