Best Public Schools in Belle, MO

Summary:

The city of Belle, Missouri is home to two schools - Belle Elementary and Belle High, both part of the Maries County R-II school district. While the schools share some similarities, such as low student-teacher ratios, they have seen diverging performance trends in recent years.

Belle Elementary has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the 238th best elementary school in Missouri in 2022-2023 to the 490th best in 2024-2025. This suggests the school may be struggling compared to its peers. Additionally, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency (40.3%) and 4th grade math proficiency (25.8%) were below the state averages in 2024-2025. The high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3% could be a contributing factor to the poor academic performance.

Similarly, Belle High has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the 163rd best high school in Missouri in 2018-2019 to the 273rd best in 2024-2025. The school's Algebra I (33.2%) and Biology I (22.6%) proficiency rates were well below the state averages in 2024-2025. Despite the low student-teacher ratio of 11.6, the school is underperforming academically, suggesting factors beyond just staffing levels may be contributing to the poor outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	402 W Third	Belle	65013	Maries County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 859-3326	259	25	10.5	47.1%	251 (96.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	47.7	490^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.4	403^rd of 906 public elementary schools	55.5%	87	40.3	25.8	48.8			$11,018	$1,373	$9,645
Belle High	Public	9-12	504 W Third	Belle	65013	Maries County	Maries County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 859-6114	228	20	11.2	41.2%	220 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	28.6	273^rd of 367 public high schools	25.6%					(n/a)				33.2	22.6	$12,442	$956	$11,486

Cities Near Belle

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bland	5.29 mi	1	318^th
Vienna	13.34 mi	3	171^st
Linn	13.7 mi	2	191^st
Owensville	14.79 mi	3	307^th
Westphalia	18.37 mi	3	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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