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Best Public Schools in Carter County, MO

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Schools

1,164

Students

Districts

Top rankedEast Carter County R-II Elementary311^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Van Buren Elementary up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Van Buren Elementary 8.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Biology I (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 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Carter County R-II Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5325	364	28	13.2	65.4%	345 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	65.1	311^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.4%		88.4	70^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.3%	241	44.2	59.5	33.2				59.9		40.8	51.8					$11,343	$1,044	$10,299
East Carter County R-II High	Public	9-12	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 322-5653	180	15	12.2	60.6%	167 (92.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)								(n/a)														33.3	$13,790	$378	$13,412
East Carter County R-II Middle	Public	6-8	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 322-5420	154	12	12.8	63.0%	147 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	51.5	205^th of 438 public middle schools	53.2%		67.1	123^rd of 451 public middle schools	72.7%	82				49.1	30.7	28.4		39.0			49.0	32.6	34.7		$11,165	$242	$10,923
Van Buren High	Public	7-12	202 W College	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 323-4295	221	20	11.1	64.3%	211 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)					42.8	32.4						32.2	29.5		$15,813	$1,277	$14,535
Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 Broadway	Van Buren	63965	Carter County	Van Buren R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 323-4266	245	28	8.8	75.5%	237 (96.7%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	36.2	603^rd of 900 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.7	625^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.0%	22	43.4	46.6	14.0	37.1			19.5		34.9	19.5	41.8				$15,898	$2,339	$13,559

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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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