Schools · Polk

Polk, MO schools

Polk’s public schools score well above Missouri’s averages: 53% of students are proficient in reading against 45.3% statewide, and 97% of high schoolers graduate on time against 90.6%. Kids attend Early Childhood Center through grade K, then Eugene Field Elem., Maryville Middle and Maryville High.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

A-School Grade #50Best schools in MO (of 226)#6Highest graduation rate in MO (of 212)

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Polk’s School Grade: A-

The public schools Polk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A-Test scoresB+Graduation

Missouri school districts we grade (538)Better than 83%

Lower resultsHigher results

Missouri towns with similar household incomes (625)Better than 88%

Towns in Nodaway County (15)Better than 53%

High confidence. Built on 736 tested students and a graduating class of 117; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Missouri’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Missouri only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Missouri with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Polk kids go to school

Grades PK–K

Early Childhood Center 172 students · Maryville Maryville R-II Schools

Grades 1–4

B+Eugene Field Elem. 328 students · Maryville Maryville R-II Schools

Grades 5–8

B+Maryville Middle 401 students · Maryville Maryville R-II Schools

Grades 9–12

AMaryville High 507 students · Maryville Maryville R-II Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Maryville R-II)53%

State average 45.3%

Math (grades PK–12, Maryville R-II)42%

State average 35.3%

Graduation · class of 2020

97% graduate on time

Graduation rate

97%

MO: 90.6%

Graduating class

117

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #6 of 212 MO towns →

Districts

The district serving Polk

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Maryville R-II SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,408 students

$13,750 per studentMO $14,569A-

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Polk

There’s no college in Polk, but 2 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, 1 miles away.

Northwest Missouri State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Maryville1 mi6,575 students

Conception Seminary CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jefferson12.4 mi41 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Polk. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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