For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 325 students in Van-Far R-I School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Missouri.
Public Preschool in Van-Far R-I School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Missouri public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Black), 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
569 Students
201,896 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
18,018 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Van-Far R-I 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#453 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)42%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
4%
20%
% White
86%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,490 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 $13,257 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,490
$15,081
Spending / Student
$13,257
$13,908
Best Van-Far R-I School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Van-far Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2122 Audrain Rd 557
Vandalia, MO 63382
(573) 594-2731
Vandalia, MO 63382
(573) 594-2731
Grades: PK-6
| 325 students
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