Best Public Schools in Elsberry, MO

Summary:

The city of Elsberry, Missouri is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12: Clarence Cannon Elementary, Ida Cannon Middle, and Elsberry High, all part of the Elsberry R-II school district.

Based on the data, Ida Cannon Middle appears to be the standout school in the district, with the highest statewide ranking and stronger academic performance compared to the elementary and high schools. It has a 4-star rating and 55.3% of 7th graders were proficient or better in Math, above the 43.2% state average. In contrast, Clarence Cannon Elementary has very low proficiency rates, often less than half the state average in both Math and English Language Arts.

However, all 3 Elsberry schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates around 21%, significantly above the state average. Elsberry High has mixed performance, with Algebra I scores below state average but Biology I scores on par. Addressing attendance issues and improving academic outcomes, especially at the elementary and high school levels, should be priorities for the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Algebra 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 Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarence Cannon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	188 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	307	25	12.0	51.8%	265 (86.3%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	21.6	723^rd of 900 public elementary schools	19.7%		25.7	691^st of 906 public elementary schools	23.7%	32	14.2	36.0							14.1	38.2					$12,886	$675	$12,211
Elsberry High	Public	9-12	138 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 898-5554	264	18	14.3	37.1%	226 (85.6%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)														36.7	$11,612	$518	$11,094
Ida Cannon Middle	Public	5-8	178 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	258	21	12.3	46.5%	228 (88.4%)	6 (2.3%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	66.4	128^th of 438 public middle schools	70.8%		54	207^th of 451 public middle schools	54.1%	79			17.0	44.9	55.3	30.4	30.9	43.5			30.8	40.0	49.1		$11,847	$771	$11,077

Cities Near Elsberry

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy	10.98 mi	9	175^th
Clarksville	11.77 mi	3	10^th
Winfield	11.8 mi	4	292^nd
Eolia	12.55 mi	1
Silex	13.33 mi	2	209^th

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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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