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Best Public Schools in Lewis County, MO

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1,416

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Top rankedCanton Elementary188^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Canton Elementary up 327 spots statewide this year

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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)	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 288-5216	287	25	11.6	40.8%	257 (89.5%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	77.3	188^th of 900 public elementary schools	79.1%		44.4	515^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.2%	327	62.5		49.9					52.5								$13,484	$519	$12,965
Canton High	Public	7-12	200 S Fourth St	Canton	63435	Lewis County	Canton R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 288-5216	221	20	10.7	43.0%	199 (90.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)								(n/a)				34.2	28.2		43.7						28.2	25.7		$15,754	$398	$15,356
Highland Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	21504 State Hwy 6	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	No	(573) 209-3215	388	31	12.5	44.1%	358 (92.3%)	17 (4.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	22.7	295^th of 367 public high schools	19.6%		49.2	151^st of 378 public high schools	60.1%	144				21.1	26.6		31.2					27.1		16.3	26.2	$13,834	$419	$13,415
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	25189 Heritage Ave	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 209-3586	520	39	13.3	49.8%	486 (93.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	27.5	682^nd of 900 public elementary schools	24.2%		31.1	647^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.6%	35	21.8	24.1	29.4			44.9		24.5	13.9	30.9	28.1					$12,240	$1,217	$11,023

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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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