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Schools in Upton Township

Upton Township’s public schools

Plato R-V School District, Success R-VI School District and Houston R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 11% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Houston R-I
Students per teacher
10.9
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,634 students on the public path
In brief

Upton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Upton Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Plato Elem. places highest (better than 61%); Houston Middle lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Upton Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Houston High and Plato High. 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 Upton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plato R-V School District.

Three districts serve Upton Township

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

Plato R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 523 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$10,827MO $14,569 · FY2024
C+
Success R-VI School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 111 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 7.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$21,028MO $14,569 · FY2024
D
Houston R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,040 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,981MO $14,569 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Plato R-V School District37%
State average 43.2% · 290 students tested
Math · PK–12, Plato R-V School District35%
State average 39.2% · 309 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Success R-VI School District27%
State average 43.2% · 66 students tested
Math · PK–8, Success R-VI School District22%
State average 39.2% · 66 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Houston R-I School District33%
State average 43.2% · 524 students tested
Math · PK–12, Houston R-I School District25%
State average 39.2% · 514 students tested

Upton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Upton Township—Plato R-V PK–12 · Success R-VI PK–8 · Houston R-I PK–12
Morris—Houston R-I PK–12 · Mountain Grove R-III PK–12 · Cabool R-IV PK–12
RoubidouxC+Plato R-V
PineyCHouston R-I
LynchB−Success R-VI PK–8 · Licking R-VIII PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Houston R-I with Upton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Upton Township

6 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 Upton Townshipin other towns
Houston Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C+
443 students12:1Rate it →
Plato Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Plato
B
218 students11:1Rate it →
Success Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Success
B−
111 students7:1Rate it →
Plato High
High · Grades 6–12 · Plato
C−
305 students13:1Rate it →
Houston Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
C−
198 students12:1Rate it →
Houston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C
359 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Upton Township’s schools

Are Upton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Upton Township. Plato R-V School District, Success R-VI School District and Houston R-I School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Upton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Upton Township in?

Plato R-V School District, Success R-VI School District and Houston R-I School District.

Where do Upton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Houston High and Plato High.

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What Upton Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.