Best Public Schools in Half Way, MO

Summary:

The city of Halfway, Missouri is home to two schools - Halfway Elementary and Halfway Secondary, both part of the Halfway R-III school district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they face similar academic challenges, with both schools performing significantly below state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics.

Halfway Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 645th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 538th out of 900 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 1 star to 2 stars during this time. Meanwhile, Halfway Secondary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Missouri high schools, with a 1-star SchoolDigger rating.

Both schools face significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by their high free/reduced lunch rates. Halfway Elementary has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 61.19%, while Halfway Secondary is lower at 36.07%. Despite these challenges, Halfway Secondary maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 82.3%, which is a positive indicator. However, both schools struggle with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 14.0% at each school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halfway Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 Hwy 32	Half Way	65663	Polk County	Halfway R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 445-2215	133	12	11.5	51.1%	126 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	42.5	538^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.2%		31.4	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%	107	24.3	60.0	41.2	15.5		$12,608	$1,741	$10,867
Halfway Secondary	Public	7-12	2150 Hwy 32	Half Way	65663	Polk County	Halfway R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 445-2211	114	12	9.7	31.6%	106 (93.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)					20.9	$15,943	$1,655	$14,287

Cities Near Half Way

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bolivar	8.15 mi	6	95^th
Buffalo	8.23 mi	5	274^th
Pleasant Hope	9.56 mi	3	289^th
Brighton	12.19 mi	1
Morrisville	12.94 mi	3	172^nd

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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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