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Best Public Schools in Howard County, MO

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Schools

1,373

Students

Districts

Top rankedLaurence J. Daly Elementary620^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wm. N. Clark Middle up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Franklin Middle-High 9.6 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 Algebra 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurence J. Daly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	702 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 248-3800	324	28	11.6	46.9%	280 (86.4%)	16 (4.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	34.8	620^th of 900 public elementary schools	31.1%		37.8	579^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.1%	41	32.0	24.9				19.3		30.3	54.7	32.6				$10,764	$324	$10,439
Fayette High	Public	9-12	510 Cleveland Ave	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-2124	188	19	9.9	37.2%	164 (87.2%)	8 (4.3%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)													47.8	$13,049	$188	$12,861
Wm. N. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	704 Lucky St	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-3800	155	11	13.6	49.7%	128 (82.6%)	10 (6.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	19.3	365^th of 438 public middle schools	16.7%		19.9	376^th of 451 public middle schools	16.6%	11			20.1	17.0	19.3		25.5				22.3	22.8		$9,840	$440	$9,399
Glasgow Elementary.	Public	PK, KG-5	860 Randolph	Glasgow	65254	Howard County	Glasgow	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 338-2012	126	12	10.2	42.9%	112 (88.9%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)								(n/a)														$15,358	$1,096	$14,262
Glasgow High	Public	6-12	860 Randolph	Glasgow	65254	Howard County	Glasgow	No	No	No	No	(660) 338-2012	188	19	10.0	28.2%	174 (92.6%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)								(n/a)			16.8		17.7						16.8		10.8	$12,421	$458	$11,962
New Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 West Broadway	New Franklin	65274	Howard County	New Franklin R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 848-2112	194	18	10.9	44.8%	180 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)						80.0				88.0				$12,201	$893	$11,308
New Franklin Middle-High	Public	6-12	412 West Broadway	New Franklin	65274	Howard County	New Franklin R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 848-2314	198	20	9.6	32.8%	180 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)								(n/a)				45.6	15.9		27.7					39.9	36.4	$12,851	$1,004	$11,846

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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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