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Schools in Wortham

Wortham’s public schools

West St. Francois County R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wortham. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 17% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
935 students on the public path
In brief

Wortham’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Wortham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. West County High places highest (better than 73%); West County Elem. lowest (32%). 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 Wortham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5West County Elem.in Park HillsC
6–8West County Middlein Park HillsB
9–12West County Highin Park HillsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West St. Francois County R-IV 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.

West St. Francois County R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 935 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$12,073MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 43.2% · 537 students tested
Math39%
State average 39.2% · 555 students tested

Wortham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Wortham—West St. Francois County R-IV

Every school in Wortham

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).

Also serving Worthamin other towns
West County Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Park Hills
C
390 students11:1Rate it →
West County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Park Hills
B
213 students14:1Rate it →
West County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Park Hills
B+
332 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Wortham’s schools

Are Wortham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wortham. West St. Francois County R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wortham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wortham in?

West St. Francois County R-IV School District.

Where do Wortham kids go to high school?

West County 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.