Best Public Schools in Huntsville, MO

Summary:

The city of Huntsville, Missouri is home to two schools, Westran Elementary and Westran High, both part of the Westran R-I school district. While the schools have seen fluctuations in their statewide rankings over the years, they face common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively lower academic performance in certain areas.

Westran Elementary has seen its statewide ranking range from 335th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 511th out of 898 in 2022-2023, with a current 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating. Meanwhile, Westran High has also experienced changes in its statewide ranking, going from 215th out of 460 Missouri high schools in 2018-2019 to 264th out of 361 in 2021-2022, before improving to 211th out of 352 in 2022-2023, with a current 2 out of 5 star rating.

Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.3% at both Westran Elementary and Westran High for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the schools have significant percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Westran Elementary at 59.33% and Westran High at 50% in 2023-2024. Despite these challenges, Westran High has maintained a 100% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, a notable achievement.

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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 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W Depot St	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 277-3666	280	29	9.7	51.8%	249 (88.9%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	49.9	467^th of 900 public elementary schools	48.1%		61.4	335^th of 906 public elementary schools	63.0%	132	41.0	49.9	30.0	35.6		$14,092	$689	$13,403
Westran High	Public	9-12	601 Hornet Ln	Huntsville	65259	Randolph County	Westran R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 277-4415	184	19	9.6	34.8%	165 (89.7%)	6 (3.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)					4.9	$16,736	$602	$16,134

Cities Near Huntsville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moberly	5.82 mi	8	284^th
Clifton Hill	6.36 mi	1
Cairo	7.61 mi	2
Higbee	9.13 mi	2	386^th
Renick	9.56 mi	1

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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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