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Best Public Schools in Ozark County, MO

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Schools

1,432

Students

Districts

Top rankedGainesville Elementary214^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gainesville Elementary up 152 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bakersfield Elementary 9.8 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)	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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th 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
Bakersfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7593	177	18	9.8	59.3%	174 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)		58.5	76.0										$14,251	$955	$13,296
Bakersfield High	Public	7-12	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7333	215	20	10.6	54.9%	208 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)											49.9		$13,739	$1,420	$12,320
Dora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	613 County Road 379	Dora	65637	Ozark County	Dora R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 261-2337	147	12	12.7	61.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$14,483	$1,033	$13,449
Dora High	Public	7-12	613 County Road 379	Dora	65637	Ozark County	Dora R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 261-2263	160	15	10.4	48.8%	152 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)												19.5	$13,937	$397	$13,540
Gainesville Elementary	Public	K-6	218 Bulldog Drive	Gainesville	65655	Ozark County	Gainesville R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 679-4416	292	27	10.6	80.1%	290 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	73.5	214^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.2%		58.2	366^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.6%	152	49.9	49.9	48.6	56.0		75.6	41.0	47.3	70.2				$11,280	$771	$10,508
Gainesville High	Public	7-12	422 Bulldog Drive	Gainesville	65655	Ozark County	Gainesville R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 679-4200	287	21	13.5	77.4%	280 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)					39.2					44.6	76.0		$13,265	$395	$12,870
Thornfield Elementary	Public	K-8	37 County Road 855	Thornfield	65762	Ozark County	Thornfield R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 265-3212	48	6	8.0	66.7%	47 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$12,291	$454	$11,837
Lutie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5802 Us Hwy 160	Theodosia	65761	Ozark County	Lutie R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 273-4274	48	12	4.0	100.0%	46 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$27,498	$1,090	$26,408
Lutie High	Public	7-12	5802 Us Hwy 160	Theodosia	65761	Ozark County	Lutie R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 273-4274	58	10	5.6	100.0%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								(n/a)													$30,797	$893	$29,904

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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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