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Best Public Schools in Moniteau County, MO

At a glance

Schools

2,223

Students

Districts

Top rankedCalifornia Middle116^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

California Elementary up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jamestown C-I High 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 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
California Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2161	504	42	12.1	46.8%	395 (78.4%)	3 (0.6%)	83 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	62.4	340^th of 900 public elementary schools	62.2%		51.5	437^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.8%	97	46.5	45.7							53.3	44.0								$10,966	$571	$10,394
California High	Public	9-12	1501 W Buchanan St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 796-4911	439	31	14.0	32.3%	361 (82.2%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (15.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	65.5	83^rd of 367 public high schools	77.4%		66.9	71^st of 378 public high schools	81.2%	12															37.4	49.3	62.3	$10,852	$184	$10,668
California Middle	Public	5-8	211 S Owen St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 796-2146	394	31	12.5	39.8%	328 (83.2%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	68.9	116^th of 438 public middle schools	73.5%		67.7	122^nd of 451 public middle schools	72.9%	6			31.8	33.6	52.9		53.5	41.2			40.2	44.1	54.3	53.2				$10,995	$193	$10,802
Clarksburg Elementary	Public	K-8	401 S Hwy H	Clarksburg	65025	Moniteau County	Clarksburg C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 787-3511	57	10	5.7	52.6%	52 (91.2%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.3%)								(n/a)																		$18,742	$529	$18,213
Jamestown C-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 School St	Jamestown	65046	Moniteau County	Jamestown C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 849-2141	67	9	7.3	32.8%	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)								(n/a)																		$16,669	$1,185	$15,484
Jamestown C-I High	Public	6-12	222 School St	Jamestown	65046	Moniteau County	Jamestown C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 849-2141	112	11	10.1	17.0%	110 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)															12.5			$13,106	$377	$12,729
High Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	60909 Hwy C	High Point	65042	Moniteau County	High Point R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 489-2213	83	11	7.2	48.2%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																		$17,374	$1,137	$16,238
Latham Elementary	Public	K-8	156 School St	Latham	65050	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 458-6271	38	7	5.3	31.6%	38 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$20,144	$837	$19,308
Tipton High	Public	9-12	400 S. Gravois Ave.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 433-5528	185	15	12.2	40.5%	174 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															33.4			$14,084	$327	$13,756
Tipton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 E Cooper St.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-2213	222	21	10.3	50.5%	203 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	55.9	400^th of 900 public elementary schools	55.6%		47.1	479^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.1%	79	48.6	39.9	40.5						43.2									$13,572	$714	$12,858
Tipton Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Gravois	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 433-5528	122	10	12.7	41.0%	115 (94.3%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32	309^th of 438 public middle schools	29.5%		18.5	385^th of 451 public middle schools	14.6%	76				34.6	25.1	35.8						18.5						$11,208	$319	$10,889

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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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