Pilot Grove C-4

The Pilot Grove C-4 school district in Missouri consists of two schools: Pilot Grove High and Pilot Grove Elementary. While Pilot Grove High is a standout school, consistently ranking in the top 20% of Missouri high schools, Pilot Grove Elementary has not performed as strongly, with a lower 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pilot Grove High boasts a 96.1% four-year graduation rate, well above the state average, and its students outperform the state average on end-of-course exams in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. In contrast, Pilot Grove Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate on par with the state average, and its 6th-grade students have a 66.6% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.5%.

The significant difference in spending per student between the high school and elementary school, with the elementary school spending over $3,700 more per student, suggests a focus on providing more resources and support at the lower grade levels. This may be a contributing factor to the stronger performance at the high school level, highlighting the importance of analyzing data at the individual school level to identify areas of strength and improvement within the district.