The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Math. The lowest is 67% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mound City R-ii
Mound City R-II is a small, rural district in Holt County serving roughly 280 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It operates three schools: Mound City Elementary, Mound City Middle, and Mound City High. The student population is overwhelmingly white, with a very small number of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or Asian. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as on students with individualized education programs and English learners, was not available in this profile.
State testing data provides a scattered picture. In the most recent year reported, math proficiency was a clear strength in the grades where results were not suppressed: a strong majority of fourth graders and a strong majority of sixth graders scored proficient or above. For third, fifth, seventh, and eighth grade math, results were suppressed due to small testing groups, meaning the numbers of students tested were too low for the state to release a public rate. The same dynamic affects English language arts, where only third grade had a reported rate, and that rate showed roughly two-thirds of students proficient. All other ELA grade levels, along with both tested science grades, had suppressed results. Because results are suppressed for so many grade levels, the overall pattern is incomplete. A parent may want to ask the district directly for the combined or multi-year trend data.
The district’s chronic absenteeism rate falls above the midpoint among Holt County’s districts, meaning a somewhat higher share of students are missing significant school days compared to the other district in the county. Per-pupil current spending sits in the middle range of Holt County’s two districts, in the upper half. A graduation rate was not available in this profile, so no comparison could be made on that measure.
The district operates with a single elementary, middle, and high school, which means students move through the system in a small-school setting alongside the same peer group for their entire K-12 career. The locale brief and district brief were both noted as absent in this profile. The district brief search for recent changes or parent-relevant developments returned no findings of lasting impact, so there is nothing publicly reported about new programs, facility updates, or leadership transitions. A parent considering this area may want to visit the district’s website or contact the central office directly for current information.
The housing market context for the community was also absent from the data. In a county with only two districts, the options for families are narrow, and Mound City R-II is the one that covers the town of Mound City itself as well as the surrounding rural area. The academic picture is one of small class sizes and many suppressed test results, which makes year-to-year comparisons difficult. The math results that did report were encouraging, particularly in fourth and sixth grades. The lack of data on special education and English learner populations, along with the suppressed test rates across most subjects and grade levels, means a family would need to rely on direct conversations with the school to get a fuller sense of academic performance and student support.
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