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Schools in Taos · Blair Oaks R-II School District, Jefferson City Public Schools

Taos’s public schools outscore 64% of Missouri districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Taos, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 100% 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
47%
▲ 3 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 1 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 1 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Jefferson City
Students per teacher
12.1
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
9,121 students on the public path
In brief

Taos’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 253 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Taos’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Blair Oaks R-II spends $11,600 per student and Jefferson City $13,313, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Taos’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 64% of Missouri school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (253)Better than 43%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,072 test results and a graduating class of 708 could put Taos anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Taos’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,104 in math, 5,039 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

12 schools teach K in Taos’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Clarence Lawson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
440 students12:1Rate it →
Pioneer Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
396 students11:1Rate it →
North Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holts Summit
A−
367 students13:1Rate it →
Belair Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
363 students12:1Rate it →
Moreau Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
324 students10:1Rate it →
West Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
317 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Hill Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B−
313 students11:1Rate it →
South Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C−
302 students11:1Rate it →
Thorpe J. Gordon Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
D
294 students10:1Rate it →
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
286 students10:1Rate it →
Blair Oaks Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jefferson City
A+
224 students13:1Rate it →
Callaway Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holts Summit
C+
224 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Taos runs its own schools through grade 12 (Blair Oaks R-II School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jefferson City Public Schools, shared with Centertown, Holts Summit, Jefferson City and St. Martins. Its elementary school is in Jefferson City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Taos

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Blair Oaks R-II School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,163 students, down 3% since 2022–23 · 14.3 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,600MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Jefferson City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 8,491 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,313MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Blair Oaks R-II School District63%
State average 43.2% · 671 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blair Oaks R-II School District69%
State average 39.2% · 668 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jefferson City Public Schools44%
State average 43.2% · 4368 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jefferson City Public Schools36%
State average 39.2% · 4436 students tested

Taos vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TaosBBlair Oaks R-II PK–12 · Jefferson City PK–12
Jefferson CityB−Jefferson City

Every school in Taos

18 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 Taosin other towns
Blair Oaks Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jefferson City
A+
224 students13:1Rate it →
Clarence Lawson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
440 students12:1Rate it →
Pioneer Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
396 students11:1Rate it →
North Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holts Summit
A−
367 students13:1Rate it →
Belair Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B+
363 students12:1Rate it →
Moreau Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
324 students10:1Rate it →
West Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
317 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Hill Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
B−
313 students11:1Rate it →
South Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C−
302 students11:1Rate it →
Thorpe J. Gordon Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
D
294 students10:1Rate it →
East Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson City
C
286 students10:1Rate it →
Callaway Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holts Summit
C+
224 students10:1Rate it →
Lewis and Clark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jefferson City
C
966 students12:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jefferson City
B−
927 students12:1Rate it →
Blair Oaks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jefferson City
A
290 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson City
A−
1,353 students13:1Rate it →
Capital City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson City
A
1,314 students14:1Rate it →
Blair Oaks High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson City
A+
421 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Taos’s schools

Are Taos’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Missouri: the public schools Taos children attend outscore 64% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Taos in?

Two districts: Blair Oaks R-II School District runs grades PK–12, and Jefferson City Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Centertown, Holts Summit, Jefferson City and St. Martins.

Where do Taos kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Jefferson City High, Capital City High School and Blair Oaks High.

What is Taos’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson City Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Taos spend per student?

$11,600 in Blair Oaks R-II School District and $13,313 in Jefferson City Public Schools (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.