Best Public Schools in Sweet Springs, MO

Summary:

The city of Sweet Springs, Missouri is home to two schools - Sweet Springs Elementary and Sweet Springs High, both part of the Sweet Springs R-Vii district. While Sweet Springs High has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 30% of Missouri high schools, Sweet Springs Elementary has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 136th out of 1,052 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 561st out of 898 in 2022-2023.

Both schools have similar student enrollment, with Sweet Springs Elementary having 210 students and Sweet Springs High having 192 students. The schools also have a predominantly white student population, with Sweet Springs Elementary at 97.14% white and Sweet Springs High at 94.79% white. However, both schools have significantly lower proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts compared to the state averages, with Sweet Springs Elementary having a 3rd grade Math proficiency of 16.2% versus the state average of 41.1%.

The data also shows that Sweet Springs Elementary has a higher free/reduced lunch rate at 47.14% compared to Sweet Springs High at 35.42%, which may indicate a greater concentration of economically disadvantaged students at the elementary level. Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of the schools in Sweet Springs, with Sweet Springs High performing well, but Sweet Springs Elementary facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2023)					MAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sweet Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E. Marshall	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 335-6348	210	21	10.1	47.1%	204 (97.1%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.8	561^st of 898 public elementary schools	37.5%					(n/a)	16.2	62.5	46.7			22.6	35.7	$12,013	$4,340	$7,672
Sweet Springs High	Public	7-12	600 E. Marshall St.	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 335-6341	192	18	10.4	35.4%	182 (94.8%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				62.8	60.0			$12,093	$1,883	$10,210

Cities Near Sweet Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houstonia	5.6 mi	1	236^th
Concordia	8.26 mi	2	180^th
Hughesville	10.73 mi	1	11^th
Alma	11.63 mi	1
La Monte	13.25 mi	2	369^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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