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Best Elementary Schools in Pierce City, MO

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Top rankedCentral Elementary454^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Pierce City, Missouri has a single elementary school, Central Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school is part of the Pierce City R-VI district, which is ranked 113 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary's academic performance has been mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas exceeding the state averages, while others fall below. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency (58%) was above the state average (41.4%), but 4th grade math proficiency (23.6%) was below the state average (43.8%). Additionally, the school's 5th grade science proficiency (62.1%) in 2023-2024 was significantly higher than the state average (40.8%), but its English Language Arts proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were all below the state averages in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Central Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (54.26% in 2023-2024), indicating it serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population. The school's per-student spending for the 2021-2022 school year was $10,248, which is relatively high, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a manageable class size.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gibbs Ave	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2255	341	28	12.1	41.6%	310 (90.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	454^th of 900 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%	85	58.0	23.6	32.0	60.0	39.5	42.3	36.0	$12,053	$1,514	$10,539

Cities Near Pierce City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monett	3.76 mi	7	131^st
Purdy	10.22 mi	3	244^th
Sarcoxie	10.52 mi	2	162^nd
Verona	11.67 mi	2	360^th
Wheaton	12.96 mi	2	328^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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