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Best Public Schools in Pettis County, MO

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Schools

6,560

Students

Districts

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Top rankedNorthwest Elementary80^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northwest Elementary up 181 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pettis County Elementary 6.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Horace Mann Elementary

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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 Algebra 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 Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
State Fair	Public	9-12	3201 West 16th Street	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	State Fair Community College	No	No	No	No	(660) 530-5800	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
E W Thompson	Public, Alternative	K-12	1520 Thompson Blvd	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(660) 530-5575	11	4	2.7	72.7%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Green Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	401 W Pettis St	Green Ridge	65332	Pettis County	Green Ridge R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 527-3315	171	19	8.9	46.8%	160 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																				$14,246	$1,711	$12,536
Green Ridge High	Public	7-12	401 W Pettis St	Green Ridge	65332	Pettis County	Green Ridge R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 527-3315	181	15	11.9	43.1%	154 (85.1%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)					56.6										49.9					$10,519	$427	$10,091
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16215 Hwy H	Houstonia	65333	Pettis County	Pettis County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 568-3315	161	17	9.6	49.7%	154 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	88.9	80^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.1%		69.2	261^st of 906 public elementary schools	71.2%	181	62.4	79.1		63.3						79.1		49.9								$12,948	$647	$12,300
Northwest High	Public	7-12	16215 Hwy H	Hughesville	65334	Pettis County	Pettis County R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 827-0774	167	13	12.9	45.5%	158 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)																				$12,227	$600	$11,627
La Monte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 S Washington	La Monte	65337	Pettis County	La Monte R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 347-5621	161	17	9.6	61.5%	80 (49.7%)	2 (1.2%)	73 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)																				$13,135	$1,994	$11,141
La Monte High	Public	7-12	301 S Washington	La Monte	65337	Pettis County	La Monte R-IV	No	No	No	No	(660) 347-5439	144	14	10.1	61.1%	67 (46.5%)	2 (1.4%)	71 (49.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)						45.8							29.3			16.8				$14,617	$1,276	$13,341
Pettis County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	22675 Depot Rd	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Pettis County R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-5385	110	16	6.8	100.0%	77 (70.0%)	7 (6.4%)	26 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$20,433	$1,281	$19,151
Heber Hunt Elementary	Public	K-4	600 S Warren	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-1058	448	36	12.3	77.2%	227 (50.7%)	42 (9.4%)	122 (27.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	48	488^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	423^rd of 906 public elementary schools	53.3%	65	32.0	41.1							43.0	44.6										$11,736	$846	$10,890
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-4	1100 W 16th	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-6441	276	24	11.4	66.7%	165 (59.8%)	19 (6.9%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	72.3	227^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.8%					(n/a)	52.0	47.1							60.0											$13,487	$1,151	$12,335
Smith-Cotton High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tiger Pride Boulevard	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 851-5300	1,551	92	16.9	59.6%	1,022 (65.9%)	51 (3.3%)	327 (21.1%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	127 (8.2%)	43.4	187^th of 367 public high schools	49.0%		46.8	170^th of 378 public high schools	55.0%	17															25.3	33.0	47.8	73.8	31.8	$12,384	$1,222	$11,162
Washington Elementary	Public	K-4	610 S Engineer	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-2216	215	23	9.3	86.0%	114 (53.0%)	8 (3.7%)	57 (26.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.9%)	40.7	556^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.2%		69.5	260^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.3%	296	21.7								35.2	72.0										$14,300	$1,388	$12,912
Sedalia Middle School	Public	5	2205 S Ingram	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6500	396	28	14.2	63.6%	269 (67.9%)	17 (4.3%)	70 (17.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.3%)								(n/a)			35.1				42.2				41.0									$11,393	$715	$10,678
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 S New York	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-4947	447	37	12.2	66.0%	302 (67.6%)	13 (2.9%)	84 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (8.9%)	71.2	237^th of 900 public elementary schools	73.7%		59.3	356^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.7%	119	49.4	51.0							55.2	52.6										$12,443	$797	$11,646
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-4	2505 W 32nd St	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-8087	483	35	13.7	50.9%	383 (79.3%)	9 (1.9%)	51 (10.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	62.8	333^rd of 900 public elementary schools	63.0%		50.3	451^st of 906 public elementary schools	50.2%	118	37.1	48.9							53.8	50.4										$11,957	$1,137	$10,820
Smith Cotton Junior High School	Public	6-8	312 East Broadway	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 829-6300	1,133	82	13.7	67.1%	758 (66.9%)	34 (3.0%)	243 (21.4%)	7 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	78 (6.9%)	48.5	217^th of 438 public middle schools	50.5%		56.4	193^rd of 451 public middle schools	57.2%	24				46.1	38.8	39.3		38.3				32.0	32.7	31.8	98.4					$12,051	$1,213	$10,838
Smithton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 S Myrtle	Smithton	65350	Pettis County	Smithton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 343-5317	288	25	11.3	47.9%	275 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	35.7	610^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.2%		39.7	562^nd of 906 public elementary schools	38.0%	48	15.0	39.5	26.4	46.3					22.5	41.8	31.5	39.2								$11,471	$329	$11,142
Smithton High	Public	7-12	505 S Myrtle	Smithton	65350	Pettis County	Smithton R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 343-5318	217	22	9.8	37.3%	211 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)								(n/a)					48.8			20.7					33.3		38.8					$13,158	$649	$12,509

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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.