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Best Public Schools in Barton County, MO

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Schools

1,593

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLiberal High1^st of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

Lamar Elementary up 139 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Liberal Elementary 9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Liberal High

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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 Algebra 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Golden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 Walnut St	Golden City	64748	Barton County	Golden City R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 537-4272	76	9	8.1	65.8%	65 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.6%)								(n/a)																	$16,813	$747	$16,067
Golden City High	Public	6-12	1208 Walnut St	Golden City	64748	Barton County	Golden City R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 537-8311	88	11	8.3	62.5%	76 (86.4%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.2%)								(n/a)												21.5		22.3			$15,760	$611	$15,149
Lamar Elementary	Public	3-5	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 682-3567	253	21	11.7	57.7%	225 (88.9%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	55.9	402^nd of 900 public elementary schools	55.3%		42	541^st of 906 public elementary schools	40.3%	139	38.8	65.3	38.0			39.2		40.6	53.3	34.4							$10,555	$158	$10,398
Lamar High	Public	9-12	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-5571	369	26	14.2	36.6%	320 (86.7%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	10.7	328^th of 367 public high schools	10.6%		17.1	321^st of 378 public high schools	15.1%	7													14.2	16.7	20.6	17.8	$14,388	$747	$13,640
Lamar Careertechnical Center	Public	9-12	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-3384	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-3548	255	21	11.8	57.6%	221 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	66.1	131^st of 438 public middle schools	70.1%		52.6	213^th of 451 public middle schools	52.8%	82				47.9	56.9		51.8				33.6	39.7					$11,075	$204	$10,871
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1600 E 12th St	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 681-0613	281	23	12.0	59.8%	257 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$11,211	$496	$10,716
Liberal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Yale	Liberal	64762	Barton County	Liberal R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 843-5865	116	13	9.0	48.3%	113 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$15,233	$740	$14,494
Liberal High	Public	9-12	205 N Payne	Liberal	64762	Barton County	Liberal R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 843-2125	96	12	8.1	37.5%	92 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	98.5	1^st of 367 public high schools	99.7%					(n/a)														66.5	94.6		$19,974	$1,732	$18,242
Liberal Middle	Public	6-8	205 N Payne	Liberal	64762	Barton County	Liberal R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 843-6033	59	6	10.0	45.8%	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)					64.6												$16,228	$890	$15,338

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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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