For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 252 students in Billings R-IV School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Missouri.
Preschool in Billings R-IV School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Missouri public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public preschool average of 36% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
733 Schools
# Students
401 Students
201,896 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
18,018 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Billings R-IV School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#353 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.54
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
9%
% Black
3%
20%
% White
91%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,766 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,272 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,766
$15,081
Spending / Student
$10,272
$13,908
Best Billings R-IV School District Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Billings Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
118 W Mt Vernon
Billings, MO 65610
(417) 744-2552
Billings, MO 65610
(417) 744-2552
Grades: PK-6
| 252 students
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