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Best Public Schools in Caldwell County, MO

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Schools

1,441

Students

Districts

Top rankedHamilton Elementary104^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hamilton Elementary up 390 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Polo Elementary 9.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Penney High and 1 more

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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 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	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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Braymer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Bobcat Ave	Braymer	64624	Caldwell County	Braymer C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 645-2284	148	14	10.9	59.5%	142 (95.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)								(n/a)														$13,312	$647	$12,665
Braymer High	Public	7-12	400 Bobcat Ave	Braymer	64624	Caldwell County	Braymer C-4	No	No	No	No	(660) 645-2284	133	14	9.8	47.4%	127 (95.5%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						29.5				14.4			13.6	$16,917	$108	$16,809
Breckenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Colfax St	Breckenridge	64625	Caldwell County	Breckenridge R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 644-5715	33	4	7.5	69.7%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$17,697	$586	$17,111
Breckenridge High	Public	6-12	400 W Colfax St	Breckenridge	64625	Caldwell County	Breckenridge R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 644-5715	30	7	4.0	83.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)								(n/a)														$29,834	$1,222	$28,613
Cowgill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	341 E 6th St	Cowgill	64637	Caldwell County	Cowgill R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 255-4415	38	6	6.2	65.8%	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$18,140	$1,159	$16,980
Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7650 NW Harley Road	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-4811	270	29	9.2	53.7%	255 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	86.7	104^th of 900 public elementary schools	88.4%		46.3	494^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.5%	390	62.8	72.3			63.6		54.8	68.1						$12,458	$852	$11,605
Penney High	Public	9-12	903 N Davis	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 583-2136	186	19	9.5	39.8%	172 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	31.9	256^th of 367 public high schools	30.2%					(n/a)											17.9	33.3		$15,090	$1,357	$13,733
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	903 N Davis	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	Hamilton R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-2173	150	14	10.7	48.0%	135 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	60.4	159^th of 438 public middle schools	63.7%		55.5	199^th of 451 public middle schools	55.9%	40			31.5	67.3					31.4	55.0				$11,383	$699	$10,684
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	139 E Lincoln	Kingston	64650	Caldwell County	Kingston 42	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 586-3111	32	7	4.5	59.4%	28 (87.5%)	1 (3.1%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$19,978	$1,294	$18,684
Mirabile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2954 SW State Rte D	Polo	64671	Caldwell County	Mirabile C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 586-4129	30	7	4.4	26.7%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$20,578	$703	$19,875
New York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6061 NE State Rte U	Hamilton	64644	Caldwell County	New York R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 583-2563	24	5	4.3	25.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$25,317	$1,853	$23,464
Polo Middle	Public	5-8	300 W School St	Polo	64671	Caldwell County	Polo R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 354-2200	103	10	10.6	44.7%	93 (90.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)								(n/a)			86.8											$13,702	$260	$13,442
Polo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 W School St	Polo	64671	Caldwell County	Polo R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 354-2200	137	15	9.1	47.4%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	7	856^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)	19.1	4.8					9.6							$18,681	$2,230	$16,451
Polo High	Public	9-12	300 W School St	Polo	64671	Caldwell County	Polo R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 354-2524	127	13	9.6	36.2%	121 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)														$17,205	$308	$16,897

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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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