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Best Public Schools in Clinton County, MO

At a glance

Schools

3,692

Students

Districts

Top rankedEast Buchanan Elementary206^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lathrop Elementary School up 196 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Buchanan Elementary 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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)	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 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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cameron High	Public	9-12	1220 S Park Avenue	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1036	453	39	11.7	40.4%	405 (89.4%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	54.7	129^th of 367 public high schools	64.9%		54.6	123^rd of 378 public high schools	67.5%	6															20.4	46.3		$15,002	$356	$14,647
Cameron Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	1015 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 882-1041	317	26	12.1	48.3%	287 (90.5%)	10 (3.2%)	11 (3.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	195^th of 438 public middle schools	55.5%		59	172^nd of 451 public middle schools	61.9%	23				47.0	35.7			35.3				40.9	41.0	42.7				$14,076	$723	$13,353
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	602 S Harris	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 882-1051	440	32	13.7	51.8%	395 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		$14,368	$994	$13,374
Cameron Intermediate School	Public	3-5	915 S. Park	Cameron	64429	Clinton County	Cameron R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 882-1046	391	27	14.5	50.4%	362 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	69.3	261^st of 900 public elementary schools	71.0%		54.4	404^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.4%	143	48.5	55.6	41.9				46.2		47.1	63.6	49.4							$11,495	$817	$10,677
East Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Smith St	Gower	64454	Clinton County	East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 424-3111	267	26	10.1	23.2%	251 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	74.5	206^th of 900 public elementary schools	77.1%		58.5	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%	157	56.0	44.0	48.0				72.0		51.1									$14,560	$61	$14,499
East Buchanan High	Public	9-12	100 Smith St	Gower	64454	Clinton County	East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)	No	No	No	No	(816) 424-6460	255	19	13.5	22.4%	235 (92.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	71.1	64^th of 367 public high schools	82.6%		57.5	106^th of 378 public high schools	72.0%	42															36.0	53.2	62.0	$13,620	$382	$13,238
Lathrop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Center St	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 710-6114	403	36	11.2	43.2%	368 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	59.8	361^st of 900 public elementary schools	59.9%		40.2	557^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.5%	196	47.3	39.6	40.0				43.3		48.6	47.5	46.6							$13,332	$788	$12,544
Lathrop High School	Public	9-12	102 N School Dr	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 710-6116	272	22	12.3	28.3%	244 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)																		$14,631	$775	$13,856
Lathrop Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Center St	Lathrop	64465	Clinton County	Lathrop R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 710-6115	196	16	12.0	36.7%	184 (93.9%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	62.7	152^nd of 438 public middle schools	65.3%		62.1	150^th of 451 public middle schools	66.7%	2				43.0	44.2	58.6		55.3				39.9	28.5					$12,984	$708	$12,276
Clinton County R-III Middle	Public	5-8	800 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 539-3920	197	17	11.6	39.1%	163 (82.7%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.2%)	42.1	259^th of 438 public middle schools	40.9%		43.6	253^rd of 451 public middle schools	43.9%	6				34.9			43.3				33.9	26.0	39.6					$11,107	$543	$10,563
Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	603 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 539-2187	301	26	11.5	40.2%	257 (85.4%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.0%)	30.2	659^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.8%		35.6	599^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.9%	60	23.9	30.9							30.1	40.3								$14,165	$1,158	$13,007
Plattsburg High	Public	9-12	800 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 539-2184	200	19	10.6	37.5%	155 (77.5%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	31 (15.5%)	60.4	104^th of 367 public high schools	71.7%		56	115^th of 378 public high schools	69.6%	11															52.5	37.5		$14,744	$580	$14,164

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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.