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Schools in Willow Springs · Willow Springs R-IV School District

Willow Springs’s public schools outscore 66% of Missouri districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Willow Springs, 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
41%
▼ 2 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 13% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,171 students on the public path
In brief

Willow Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 403 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Willow Springs’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports Willow Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,655 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Willow Springs Middle, then Willow Springs High. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Willow Springs’s grade

B− Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Missouri school districts. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (403)Better than 74%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 684 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Willow Springs anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Willow Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (678 in math, 690 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Willow Springs Elem.Willow Springs R-IV School DistrictB−
5–8Willow Springs MiddleWillow Springs R-IV School DistrictB
9–12Willow Springs HighWillow Springs R-IV School DistrictB+

Willow Springs’s public schools are run by Willow Springs R-IV School District, which also serves Pierce and Sargent. 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.

Willow Springs R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,171 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,655MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.2% · 690 students tested
Math37%
State average 39.2% · 678 students tested

Willow Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Willow SpringsB+Willow Springs R-IV

Every school in Willow Springs

3 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 Willow Springsby address
Willow Springs Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
446 students10:1Rate it →
Willow Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
355 students10:1Rate it →
Willow Springs High
High · Grades 9–12
B+
370 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Willow Springs’s schools

Are Willow Springs’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Willow Springs children attend outscore 66% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Willow Springs in?

Willow Springs R-IV School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,171 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Willow Springs kids go to high school?

Willow Springs High, with 370 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Willow Springs’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Willow Springs R-IV School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Willow Springs spend per student?

$12,655 in Willow Springs R-IV School District (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.