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 school district. While Sweet Springs High has maintained a strong 100% four-year graduation rate, Sweet Springs Elementary has seen significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking, dropping from a high of 187 out of 901 Missouri elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 561 out of 898 in 2022-2023, before improving slightly to 513 out of 906 for 2023-2024.

Academically, Sweet Springs Elementary has generally underperformed the state averages in Math and English Language Arts proficiency across multiple grade levels and years, while Sweet Springs High has outperformed the state averages in Math and English Language Arts for 7th grade, but underperformed in Science for 8th grade and Biology I end-of-course exams. The free/reduced lunch rate at Sweet Springs Elementary is relatively high at 47.14% for the 2022-2023 school year, compared to 35.42% at Sweet Springs High, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students at the elementary school.

Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Sweet Springs Elementary at 10.1 and Sweet Springs High at 10.4 for the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that class size may not be the primary driver of academic outcomes. The consistent underperformance of Sweet Springs Elementary compared to state averages in Math and English Language Arts proficiency is a concern that requires further analysis to identify the root causes and develop targeted strategies for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)		MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	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%)	44.5	513^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.8	561^st of 898 public elementary schools	37.5%	48	36.8	33.4			33.4				$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%)	42.3	196^th of 378 public high schools	48.1%					(n/a)			46.6	28.7		49.9	46.2	21.8	$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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.