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Best Elementary Schools in Barry County, MO

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,943

Students

Districts

Top rankedMonett Intermediate329^th of 900 Missouri elementary 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

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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

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Ranking:

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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 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
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
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
Wheaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.