Best Public Schools in Fair Play, MO

Summary:

The city of Fair Play, Missouri is home to three schools: Fair Play Elementary, Fair Play High, and Little Stingers Preschool, all part of the Fair Play R-II school district. While Fair Play Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking despite maintaining a 4-star rating, the district as a whole faces challenges with high poverty levels, potential funding disparities, and limited availability of early childhood education.

Fair Play Elementary stands out with relatively high 6th grade math proficiency rates, but also struggles with low 4th and 5th grade math scores compared to state averages. In contrast, Fair Play High has consistently low statewide rankings and a very high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating a high-need student population. Little Stingers Preschool, the district's only preschool, has a small enrollment of 20 students and a high student-teacher ratio of 20:1, raising questions about the availability and quality of early childhood education in the area.

Overall, the data suggests that the Fair Play R-II school district faces significant challenges, including declining academic performance, high poverty levels, potential funding disparities, and limited access to early childhood education. Further investigation would be necessary to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the district's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2023)			MAP Algebra I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fair Play Elementary	Public	K-6	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 654-2233	188	15	12.3	98.4%	178 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	39.8	571^st of 898 public elementary schools	36.4%					(n/a)	30.0	20.0	66.7		$10,972	$3,391	$7,581
Fair Play High	Public	7-12	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 654-2232	139	15	9.0	97.8%	133 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)				50.0	$14,624	$4,898	$9,726

Cities Near Fair Play

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stockton	10.17 mi	4	87^th
Dadeville	10.76 mi	2
Bolivar	11.48 mi	6	111^th
Humansville	11.78 mi	3	372^nd
Morrisville	15.02 mi	3	136^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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