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Best High 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

2,139

Students

Districts

Top rankedCassville High173^rd of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

Cassville High up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Purdy High 11.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Exeter High

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 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)		MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Government (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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Scott Regional Technical Center	Public	9-12	Two David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-7022	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Monett High	Public	9-12	One David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-5445	742	49	15.1	51.9%	364 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	312 (42.0%)	27 (3.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	44.3	183^rd of 367 public high schools	50.1%		52	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	48						30.7	28.5	54.7	38.4	$15,095	$1,541	$13,554
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
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
Wheaton High	Public	6-12	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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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.