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Best Public Schools in Lawrence County, MO

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Schools

5,624

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMarionville Middle19^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

Pierce City High up 241 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Verona Elementary 8.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 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 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt. Vernon Treatment Center	Public	6-12	500 State Dr	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-0292	26	4	6.5	88.5%	21 (80.8%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Aurora High	Public	9-12	305 W Prospect St	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3355	550	41	13.5	60.2%	423 (76.9%)	4 (0.7%)	87 (15.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	38.1	216^th of 367 public high schools	41.1%		36.8	228^th of 378 public high schools	39.7%	12															27.4	27.9	49.9	33.5	$12,200	$385	$11,815
Pate Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	400 Terrace Dr	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-1552	474	41	11.5	66.2%	388 (81.9%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$12,392	$355	$12,037
Aurora Junior High	Public	7-8	500 W Olive	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-3630	278	23	11.8	61.2%	208 (74.8%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	38.7	284^th of 438 public middle schools	35.2%		29.1	329^th of 451 public middle schools	27.1%	45					37.6	31.3		33.2					23.6	31.3					$12,335	$633	$11,702
Robinson School	Public	3-6	1044 S Lincoln Ave	Aurora	65605	Lawrence County	Aurora R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 678-5651	541	41	13.1	71.3%	414 (76.5%)	7 (1.3%)	94 (17.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	44	526^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	580^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.0%	54	25.5	38.1	33.2	44.2			40.3		31.7	43.9	39.4	37.1							$11,037	$464	$10,573
Marionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	200 W. Odell	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 258-7755	370	29	12.7	60.0%	357 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	69.7	257^th of 900 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.6	362^nd of 906 public elementary schools	60.0%	105	43.3	66.5	44.0				54.0		43.3		54.0								$9,830	$1,333	$8,497
Marionville High	Public	9-12	17725 Highway 14	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 258-2521	208	18	11.3	47.1%	192 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	61.3	95^th of 367 public high schools	74.1%		80.1	23^rd of 378 public high schools	93.9%	72															45.0	42.3			$16,608	$1,089	$15,519
Marionville Middle	Public	5-8	200 West O'Dell	Marionville	65705	Lawrence County	Marionville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 258-2531	157	13	12.3	47.8%	144 (91.7%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.1	19^th of 438 public middle schools	95.7%		92.9	22^nd of 451 public middle schools	95.1%	3				62.4	66.0	76.7		73.0				58.8	54.0	84.6					$8,256	$737	$7,519
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	108 S Hwy 39	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 452-3512	310	23	13.5	64.8%	287 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.5%)	54.4	416^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.8%		62.6	322^nd of 906 public elementary schools	64.5%	94	55.5	40.0	36.7				47.3		39.9	42.5		30.6							$11,734	$1,018	$10,716
Miller High	Public	7-12	110 W 6th St	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 452-3271	270	19	14.2	62.2%	246 (91.1%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	11.7	324^th of 367 public high schools	11.7%		45.4	180^th of 378 public high schools	52.4%	144					43.2	38.0							45.9		13.3	13.6			$13,887	$1,009	$12,879
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	K-2	301 E Blaze Rd	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 466-7512	319	27	11.8	52.0%	285 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)																			$14,639	$979	$13,659
Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	400 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-7526	474	33	14.3	43.7%	429 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	53.3	133^rd of 367 public high schools	63.8%		68.4	63^rd of 378 public high schools	83.3%	70															17.1	58.7			$10,690	$519	$10,172
Mount Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	731 S Landrum St	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-3137	345	23	15.3	44.3%	312 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	41.3	265^th of 438 public middle schools	39.5%		47.3	236^th of 451 public middle schools	47.7%	29				30.0	42.9			34.3				27.0	37.6	32.6					$11,284	$1,379	$9,905
Mount Vernon Intermediate	Public	3-5	260 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 466-2312	303	22	13.7	49.2%	268 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	51.9	438^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.3%		54.1	408^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.0%	30	44.5	46.0	36.6				39.7		44.5	40.0	35.6								$9,860	$642	$9,218
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Gibbs Ave	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2255	341	28	12.1	41.6%	310 (90.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	454^th of 900 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	369^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.3%	85	58.0	23.6	32.0				60.0		39.5	42.3	36.0								$12,053	$1,514	$10,539
Pierce City High	Public	9-12	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 476-2515	205	16	12.8	28.3%	181 (88.3%)	5 (2.4%)	13 (6.3%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64	89^th of 367 public high schools	75.7%		15.1	330^th of 378 public high schools	12.7%	241															49.0		62.1		$11,194	$493	$10,701
Pierce City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 476-2515	158	16	9.8	39.2%	134 (84.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	55.6	190^th of 438 public middle schools	56.6%		51.9	218^th of 451 public middle schools	51.7%	28				35.7	44.3	34.7		34.7				43.3	41.2						$11,053	$1,174	$9,879
Verona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 402-9580	152	18	8.5	67.8%	98 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (29.6%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	663^rd of 900 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.8	561^st of 906 public elementary schools	38.1%	102	12.5	23.2		51.8					24.0										$14,074	$501	$13,573
Verona High	Public	7-12	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(833) 402-9580	143	16	8.8	62.9%	92 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (29.4%)	6 (4.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	326^th of 367 public high schools	11.2%		9.9	347^th of 378 public high schools	8.2%	21					15.9			15.0							9.2	14.3			$16,457	$432	$16,026

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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.