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Best Public Schools in Phelps County, MO

At a glance

Schools

6,217

Students

Districts

Top rankedRolla Junior High113^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

St. James High up 66 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Newburg High 10.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 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 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
B W Robinson School	Public, Alternative	K-12	300 Lanning Ln	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 368-2393	28	8	3.5	50.0%	22 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)
Newburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Wolf Pride Dr	Newburg	65550	Phelps County	Newburg R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 762-9653	157	15	10.3	72.6%	145 (92.4%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	25.6	693^rd of 900 public elementary schools	23.0%		17.2	757^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	20.0		9.6	42.8			14.4					28.7								$13,498	$479	$13,019
Newburg High	Public	7-12	701 Wolf Pride Dr	Newburg	65550	Phelps County	Newburg R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 762-9653	152	15	10.1	56.6%	142 (93.4%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	21.5	298^th of 367 public high schools	18.8%		31	260^th of 378 public high schools	31.2%	38						19.3		27.0							18.6	23.2				$14,283	$465	$13,818
Phelps County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	17790 State Route M	Edgar Springs	65462	Phelps County	Phelps County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 435-6293	160	15	10.8	47.5%	148 (92.5%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)																				$12,836	$1,683	$11,153
Rolla Technical Inst.	Public	9-12	1304 E 10th St	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0150	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Col. John B. Wyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	402 Lanning Ln	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 458-0190	441	35	12.7	47.8%	350 (79.4%)	12 (2.7%)	30 (6.8%)	20 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)								(n/a)	56.0								45.8											$13,683	$1,132	$12,551
Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1001 E 18th St	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 458-0180	448	36	12.5	57.6%	336 (75.0%)	34 (7.6%)	30 (6.7%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)								(n/a)	55.5								51.0											$12,548	$679	$11,869
Rolla Junior High	Public	7-8	1360 Soest Rd	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0130	577	41	14.0	41.9%	467 (80.9%)	23 (4.0%)	32 (5.5%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	69.3	113^th of 438 public middle schools	74.2%		63.1	143^rd of 451 public middle schools	68.3%	30					58.5	39.7		43.4					40.6	46.4						$12,473	$538	$11,935
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1100 Mark Twain Dr	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 458-0170	440	36	12.3	50.7%	360 (81.8%)	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.8%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)								(n/a)	44.7								42.9											$12,632	$1,036	$11,597
Rolla Middle	Public	4-6	1111 Soest Rd	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 458-0120	857	54	15.9	47.1%	706 (82.4%)	35 (4.1%)	44 (5.1%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.5%)								(n/a)		43.3	38.2	40.1			49.6			46.1	49.5	42.5								$11,436	$698	$10,738
Rolla Senior High	Public	9-12	900 Bulldog Run	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0140	1,398	73	19.2	42.3%	1,153 (82.5%)	48 (3.4%)	81 (5.8%)	40 (2.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.9%)	43.2	190^th of 367 public high schools	48.2%		42.9	191^st of 378 public high schools	49.5%	1															28.2	31.8	49.6	49.3	37.8	$12,580	$674	$11,906
Rolla Technical Center	Public	11-12	500 Forum Dr	Rolla	65401	Phelps County	Rolla 31	No	No	No	No	(573) 458-0160	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. James High	Public	9-12	101 E Scioto	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 265-2300	509	38	13.3	50.9%	458 (90.0%)	17 (3.3%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	58.5	111^th of 367 public high schools	69.8%		46	177^th of 378 public high schools	53.2%	66															34.8	39.4	60.0			$13,886	$531	$13,356
Lucy Wortham James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 S Jefferson	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 265-2300	681	57	12.0	51.8%	630 (92.5%)	12 (1.8%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	65.5	306^th of 900 public elementary schools	66.0%		64.1	307^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.1%	1	42.9	63.6	45.3				48.0		41.0	54.7	43.0									$12,665	$757	$11,908
St. James Middle	Public	6-8	1 Tiger Dr	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 265-2300	369	27	13.7	51.8%	328 (88.9%)	16 (4.3%)	12 (3.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	56.9	182^nd of 438 public middle schools	58.4%		59.6	166^th of 451 public middle schools	63.2%	16				53.8	46.3	21.7		40.2				45.0	35.3	39.4	95.0					$12,230	$675	$11,555

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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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