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Best Public Schools in Barry County, MO

At a glance

Schools

4,943

Students

Districts

Top rankedCassville Middle139^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

Wheaton Elementary up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shell Knob Elementary 7.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Exeter High

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakview School	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Linden St	Monett	65708	Barry County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-3951	22	4	5.5	36.4%	14 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (22.7%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)
Eunice Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 847-2445	457	33	13.8	62.8%	396 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	38 (8.3%)								(n/a)																		$12,379	$418	$11,961
Cassville High	Public	9-12	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3137	586	41	14.1	53.4%	503 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.3%)	47.6	173^rd of 367 public high schools	52.9%		40.2	212^th of 378 public high schools	43.9%	39															29.1	36.4	53.6	$12,290	$445	$11,845
Cassville Middle	Public	6-8	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 847-3136	395	31	12.9	60.8%	338 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.6%)	64.7	139^th of 438 public middle schools	68.3%		70.7	108^th of 451 public middle schools	76.1%	31				39.1	51.0	43.6		43.5				45.3	37.3	49.2				$11,168	$669	$10,499
Cassville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1501 Main St	Cassville	65625	Barry County	Cassville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 847-4010	383	27	14.1	59.0%	313 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	34 (8.9%)	57	387^th of 900 public elementary schools	57.0%		62.9	318^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.9%	69	53.0	46.4	33.3				34.0		47.5	44.9	47.3							$10,113	$46	$10,066
Exeter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Locust St	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 835-2922	224	18	12.5	79.5%	187 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	22.9	712^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.9%		21	720^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.5%	8		33.4	20.0		34.7	24.3	32.0	15.2	21.9		16.0	27.0	3.9					$8,336	$460	$7,876
Exeter High	Public	9-12	101 Locust Street	Exeter	65647	Barry County	Exeter R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 835-3745	109	9	12.6	69.7%	94 (86.2%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	32.5	250^th of 367 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)															33.5	25.8		$14,555	$1,363	$13,191
Monett Elementary	Public	1-3	601 Learning Lane	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 235-3411	515	39	13.0	63.7%	242 (47.0%)	3 (0.6%)	227 (44.1%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	10 (1.9%)								(n/a)	26.6								31.5									$12,531	$1,242	$11,289
Monett Intermediate	Public	4-5	711 9th St	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 235-6151	313	21	14.8	61.0%	160 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (40.9%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	63.1	329^th of 900 public elementary schools	63.4%		62.8	320^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.7%	9		45.7	48.2				46.8			46.0	46.8							$11,681	$1,504	$10,178
Purdy Elementary	Public	K-6	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3217	303	27	11.4	65.0%	177 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (36.6%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	54.5	414^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.0%		54.2	407^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.1%	7	41.4	41.6	44.4				46.2			44.3		28.3						$11,507	$1,239	$10,269
Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	267	23	11.4	63.7%	155 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (36.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	31	262^nd of 367 public high schools	28.6%		22.4	296^th of 378 public high schools	21.7%	34					37.7	28.3							35.7		24.4	28.3		$13,769	$1,650	$12,119
Shell Knob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	24400 State Hwy 39	Shell Knob	65747	Barry County	Shell Knob 78	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 858-6743	158	22	7.2	48.7%	151 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								(n/a)							27.9							25.1				$22,129	$424	$21,704
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5411	349	23	14.9	73.1%	301 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	38.8	582^nd of 900 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.2	576^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.4%	6	33.2	33.3							36.7	39.4								$10,177	$239	$9,938
Southwest High	Public	9-12	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 826-5413	236	18	13.3	60.2%	203 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	36.3	227^th of 367 public high schools	38.1%		36.3	231^st of 378 public high schools	38.9%	4															18.2	34.8		$11,971	$855	$11,116
Southwest Middle	Public	5-8	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 826-5050	186	15	12.4	66.1%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	46.1	234^th of 438 public middle schools	46.6%		30.5	322^nd of 451 public middle schools	28.6%	88			21.2	62.0		25.8	26.4	25.8			30.7	32.0	28.9					$11,047	$236	$10,812
Wheaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	116 McCall	Wheaton	64874	Barry County	Wheaton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 652-7240	241	19	12.5	62.2%	180 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	41 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	29.2	669^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.7%		13.2	801^st of 906 public elementary schools	11.6%	132	29.3		38.0	27.1					29.3			21.7						$11,806	$1,118	$10,688
Wheaton High	Public	7-12	116 McCall	Wheaton	64874	Barry County	Wheaton R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 652-7249	199	16	12.2	62.3%	130 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	54 (27.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)					13.0	27.4		33.2						24.3	26.8			$11,627	$1,069	$10,557

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