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Schools in Tightwad

Tightwad’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 1% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.5
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
91 students on the public path
In brief

Tightwad’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tightwad’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Leesville Elem. places highest (better than 9%); Leesville Elem. lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tightwad, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Leesville Elem.in ClintonD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leesville R-IX 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.

Leesville R-IX School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 91 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 6.5 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,694MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 43.2% · 59 students tested
Math24%
State average 39.2% · 59 students tested

Tightwad vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Tightwad—Leesville R-IX

Every school in Tightwad

1 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 Tightwadin other towns
Leesville Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Clinton
D
91 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Tightwad’s schools

Are Tightwad’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tightwad. Leesville R-IX School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tightwad. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tightwad in?

Leesville R-IX School District.

Where do Tightwad kids go to high school?

Leesville Elem..

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.