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Rich Hill Elementary

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Rich Hill Elementary ranks 279 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Rich Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rich Hill, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 158 students. The school is part of the Rich Hill R-IV school district, which is ranked 127 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rich Hill Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the state average in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41.4%, and 65.4% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.8%. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, the school has consistently ranked highly among Missouri elementary schools in the performance of its low-SES student subgroup.

While Rich Hill Elementary has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 3.3% to 12.7% in recent years, its rates are generally lower than the nearby Nevada R-V schools, such as Benton Elementary, Truman Elementary, and Bryan Elementary, which all had rates of 15.6% in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that Rich Hill Elementary may have more effective attendance-related policies or interventions in place to support student attendance.

192

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,206

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 E Poplar St
Rich Hill, MO 64779-1162

(417) 395-2227

District: Rich Hill R-IV

Students who attend Rich Hill Elementary usually attend:

High:

Rich Hill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Pacific Islander:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2019) to 69th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Missouri avg42%

279^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

127^th of 367Rich Hill R-IV among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	279 of 900	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	487 of 901	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	192 of 1052	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	245 of 1045	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	291 of 1032	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	333 of 1058	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	364 of 1089	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	28.2	888 of 1108	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	850 of 1085	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	993 of 1088	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	860 of 1066	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	946 of 1053	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	846 of 1084	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.2	584 of 1080	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	600 of 1074	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	55.5	201 of 574	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	91 of 907	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	23 of 887	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	309 of 666	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	529 of 691	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.0	209 of 917	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	336 of 898	62.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)65th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+24 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Science39%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Rich Hill Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rich Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 E Poplar St	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 395-2227	192	15	12.9	42.2%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	67.5	279^th of 900 public elementary schools	69.0%					(n/a)	72.3	27.9		38.8	65.4				$10,206	$775	$9,431
Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	4 N High St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 679-6591	410	36	11.3	55.9%	375 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	33.8	629^th of 900 public elementary schools	30.1%		46.8	485^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.5%	144	34.2	21.3	35.2	41.1	28.4	24.1	35.2		$11,653	$2,003	$9,650
Hume Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9163 SW 2nd Street	Hume	64752	Bates County	Hume R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 643-7411	67	7	9.5	53.7%	59 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)								(n/a)									$12,847	$739	$12,108
Northeast Vernon County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 N Hickory St	Schell City	64783	Vernon County	Northeast Vernon County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 432-3196	94	11	8.2	71.3%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	6.7	7.2							$14,431	$1,343	$13,088
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15012 NE State Route 52	Appleton City	64724	Bates County	Hudson R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 476-5467	55	7	8.3	9.1%	54 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$13,685	$1,003	$12,682
Weber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1501 N. Ash	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(417) 448-2070	0																		(n/a)									$11,563	$861	$10,702
Truman Elementary	Public	3-5	901 W Ashland	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 448-2080	512	39	13.0	55.3%	467 (91.2%)	8 (1.6%)	19 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	33.5	634^th of 900 public elementary schools	29.6%		33.8	623^rd of 906 public elementary schools	31.2%	11	19.9	31.0	23.8	38.8	30.9	45.1	31.0		$10,210	$747	$9,463
Miami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7638 NW State Route J	Amoret	64722	Bates County	Miami R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 267-3495	103	12	8.6	37.9%	92 (89.3%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (6.8%)								(n/a)									$14,972	$1,593	$13,379
Appleton City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 W 4th	Appleton City	64724	St. Clair County	Appleton City R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 476-2108	161	14	11.9	58.4%	154 (95.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	569^th of 900 public elementary schools	36.8%		42.4	538^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.6%	31	16.0		28.7	28.7	16.0	61.0		46.6	$11,699	$1,123	$10,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Hill Elementary

Is Rich Hill Elementary a good school?

Rich Hill Elementary ranks 279^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rich Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rich Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Rich Hill High

What is the racial makeup of Rich Hill Elementary?

Students at Rich Hill Elementary are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Rich Hill Elementary in?

Rich Hill R-IV

How many students attend Rich Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Rich Hill Elementary.

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