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Best Public Schools in Cooper County, MO

At a glance

Schools

2,425

Students

Districts

Top rankedBoonville High103^rd of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

David Barton Elementary up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blackwater Elementary 6.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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12 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)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Geometry (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 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	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Boonville Treatment Center	Public	7-12	1216 E Morgan St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-6521	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Boonville Correctional Center	Public	7-12	1216 E Morgan St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-6521	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Blackwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Doddridge Ave.	Blackwater	65322	Cooper County	Blackwater R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 846-2461	101	15	6.9	43.6%	93 (92.1%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$11,550	$477	$11,074
Boonslick Technical Educ. Center	Public	9-12	1694 W Ashley Rd	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-5306	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hannah Cole Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1700 West Ashley Road	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 882-2744	419	28	15.0	100.0%	321 (76.6%)	33 (7.9%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.5%)								(n/a)																					$11,175	$377	$10,797
David Barton Elementary	Public	3-5	814 Locust St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 882-6527	298	21	13.9	100.0%	234 (78.5%)	17 (5.7%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)	44.6	516^th of 900 public elementary schools	42.7%		40.4	554^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.9%	38	25.8	48.9	43.9				39.4		24.6	44.7	31.1										$11,462	$763	$10,699
Boonville High	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Drive	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-7426	527	35	15.0		421 (79.9%)	35 (6.6%)	21 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.7%)	60.4	103^rd of 367 public high schools	71.9%		63	87^th of 378 public high schools	77.0%	16															24.0	38.4	57.0	90.4		52.2	$13,871	$829	$13,041
Laura Speed Elliott Middle	Public	6-8	700 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-6649	313	27	11.3	100.0%	240 (76.7%)	23 (7.3%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.8%)	30.1	321^st of 438 public middle schools	26.7%		32.2	313^th of 451 public middle schools	30.6%	8				36.4	34.2	26.7		26.8				16.0	24.7	31.4							$12,292	$600	$11,692
Greenways Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	736 Main St	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(660) 882-7474	105	10	10.3	37.1%	84 (80.0%)	7 (6.7%)	4 (3.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.6%)								(n/a)						7.8										11.9	9.8				$9,716	$246	$9,470
Bunceton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Main	Bunceton	65237	Cooper County	Cooper County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 427-5415	59	9	6.2	100.0%	48 (81.4%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)								(n/a)																					$21,632	$1,147	$20,485
Bunceton High	Public	7-12	500 E. Main	Bunceton	65237	Cooper County	Cooper County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 427-5415	33	6	5.6	100.0%	31 (93.9%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$29,749	$1,943	$27,806
Otterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Georgetown St	Otterville	65348	Cooper County	Otterville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 366-4621	115	11	10.1	37.4%	107 (93.0%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)			6.7																		$10,984	$397	$10,587
Otterville High	Public	6-12	101 W Georgetown St	Otterville	65348	Cooper County	Otterville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 366-4621	102	12	8.6	32.4%	97 (95.1%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2.7	367^th of 367 public high schools	0.0%		15.4	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	41				23.2										7.2		6.0	6.3				$13,981	$401	$13,580
Pilot Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	107 School St	Pilot Grove	65276	Cooper County	Pilot Grove C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 834-4115	72	14	5.1	44.4%	65 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.7%)								(n/a)	17.8																				$22,342	$1,791	$20,551
Pilot Grove High	Public	7-12	107 School St	Pilot Grove	65276	Cooper County	Pilot Grove C-4	No	No	No	No	(660) 834-4415	128	14	9.2	21.9%	124 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	50.1	154^th of 367 public high schools	58.0%		65.9	79^th of 378 public high schools	79.1%	75																		85.6	39.2		$16,254	$672	$15,582
Prairie Home Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Hwy Drive	Prairie Home	65068	Cooper County	Prairie Home R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 841-5296	63	8	8.1	52.4%	60 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)									21.5												$15,284	$966	$14,318
Prairie Home High	Public	6-12	301 Hwy Drive	Prairie Home	65068	Cooper County	Prairie Home R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 841-5296	90	10	9.3	44.4%	84 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						20.0		20.0													$13,007	$108	$12,899

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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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