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Best Public Schools in Monroe County, MO

At a glance

Schools

1,520

Students

Districts

Top rankedMonroe City Elementary373^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Paris Elementary up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Paris Elementary 10.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Monroe City R-I High and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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1★

4 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 English 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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th 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 English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holliday C-2 School District	Public	K-8	201 Curtright St	Holliday	65258	Monroe County	Holliday C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 266-3412	49	9	5.5	20.4%	45 (91.8%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$14,385	$1,277	$13,107
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	309 Thomas St	Madison	65263	Monroe County	Madison C-3	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 291-4515	96	12	8.0	52.1%	94 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			13.4							33.4								$13,891	$1,052	$12,839
Madison High	Public	7-12	309 Thomas St	Madison	65263	Monroe County	Madison C-3	No	No	No	No	(660) 291-4515	81	9	9.1	48.1%	73 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)																		$15,885	$835	$15,050
Middle Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	11476 Rte M	Madison	65263	Monroe County	Middle Grove C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 291-8583	37	7	5.4	51.4%	35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$16,591	$1,436	$15,154
Monroe City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401a Hwy 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 735-4632	331	25	13.3	53.2%	263 (79.5%)	17 (5.1%)	11 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)	58.5	373^rd of 900 public elementary schools	58.6%		68.4	267^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.5%	106	59.6	44.8						34.6										$11,859	$695	$11,164
Monroe City R-I High	Public	9-12	401 Hwys 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 735-4626	271	21	13.0	34.7%	237 (87.5%)	8 (3.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	36.5	223^rd of 367 public high schools	39.2%					(n/a)														55.0	22.8	45.2	61.8	$12,226	$462	$11,764
Monroe City Middle	Public	5-8	401a Hwy 24/36 East	Monroe City	63456	Monroe County	Monroe City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 735-4742	178	16	10.9	50.6%	153 (86.0%)	7 (3.9%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	41.6	260^th of 438 public middle schools	40.6%		42.9	256^th of 451 public middle schools	43.2%	4				35.0	22.3	43.5	46.2			46.1	30.0	20.0	38.8					$12,890	$679	$12,211
Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Cleveland	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 289-0980	248	23	10.7	42.7%	224 (90.3%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	33.6	632^nd of 900 public elementary schools	29.8%		26.6	684^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.5%	52	30.0	20.8	51.1					25.0	10.4									$12,443	$551	$11,892
Paris High	Public	9-12	25686 Bus Hwy 24	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 289-0970	163	14	11.5	42.9%	152 (93.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	35.6	230^th of 367 public high schools	37.3%		32.8	249^th of 378 public high schools	34.1%	19														13.7	33.2			$13,935	$319	$13,616
Paris Junior High	Public	7-8	25678 Bus Hwy 24	Paris	65275	Monroe County	Paris R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 289-0970	66	6	11.9	43.9%	59 (89.4%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	17	377^th of 438 public middle schools	13.9%					(n/a)					10.1		26.7					18.8	20.1					$13,818	$151	$13,667

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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.

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.