Best Public Schools in Walnut Grove, MO

Summary:

The city of Walnut Grove, Missouri has two schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Walnut Grove Elementary and Walnut Grove High. While the high school has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state, the elementary school has struggled with lower academic performance.

Walnut Grove High stands out as the stronger of the two schools, with a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 and a 5-star rating in 2014-2015. The school boasts a strong 90.9% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, Walnut Grove Elementary has a 1-star rating and lower-than-average test scores in several subject areas.

The data reveals a significant disparity in performance between the two schools. Walnut Grove Elementary struggles with a 12.4% chronic absenteeism rate and only 16.8% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 44.4%. Meanwhile, Walnut Grove High boasts a 74.9% proficiency rate in Algebra I, far exceeding the state average of 41.5%. The district will need to closely examine the factors contributing to this performance gap and implement targeted interventions to improve outcomes at the lower-performing elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP English Language Arts (2024)		MAP Algebra 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E College	Walnut Grove	65770	Greene County	Walnut Grove R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 788-2543	147	11	13.5	46.3%	136 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	30.1	655^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.7%					(n/a)	37.6	16.8		31.3			$10,047	$2,926	$7,121
Walnut Grove High	Public	6-12	300 E College	Walnut Grove	65770	Greene County	Walnut Grove R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 788-2543	145	12	12.1	33.8%	141 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)			42.7		25.8	74.9	$11,110	$2,187	$8,922

Cities Near Walnut Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ash Grove	6.97 mi	2	29^th
Morrisville	8.08 mi	3	45^th
Dadeville	8.37 mi	2
Everton	9.44 mi	2
Willard	9.98 mi	5	38^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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