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Best Public Schools in Polk County, MO

At a glance

Schools

4,717

Students

Districts

Top rankedBolivar Middle124^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

Halfway Elementary up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fair Play High 7.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Marion C. Early Elementary

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bolivar Primary	Public	K-2	706 N Leonard Pl	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 326-5247	578	49	11.8	56.6%	541 (93.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)																				$11,492	$651	$10,841
Bolivar High	Public	9-12	1401 N Pomme de Terre Ave	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-5228	831	59	14.0	41.8%	765 (92.1%)	12 (1.4%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	59	109^th of 367 public high schools	70.3%		52	137^th of 378 public high schools	63.8%	28															52.5	37.8	56.0		39.2	$13,144	$714	$12,430
Bolivar Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1300 N Hartford	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 777-5160	572	42	13.5	51.4%	540 (94.4%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	62.9	332^nd of 900 public elementary schools	63.1%		72.1	234^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.2%	98	38.0	63.2	47.5				43.5		38.9	49.1	49.5									$10,529	$543	$9,986
Bolivar Middle	Public	6-8	604 W Jackson	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-3811	587	47	12.5	45.7%	549 (93.5%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	67.4	124^th of 438 public middle schools	71.7%		59.8	164^th of 451 public middle schools	63.6%	40				58.0	49.2	41.9		42.8				47.9	40.9	38.5						$10,914	$479	$10,434
Fair Play Elementary	Public	K-6	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 654-2233	212	16	13.5	100.0%	197 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)		13.4							39.2											$13,184	$2,011	$11,172
Fair Play High	Public	7-12	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 654-2232	119	16	7.4	100.0%	111 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)																				$18,986	$2,069	$16,918
Halfway Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 Hwy 32	Half Way	65663	Polk County	Halfway R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 445-2215	133	12	11.5	51.1%	126 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	42.5	538^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.2%		31.4	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%	107		24.3	60.0							41.2		15.5								$12,608	$1,741	$10,867
Halfway Secondary	Public	7-12	2150 Hwy 32	Half Way	65663	Polk County	Halfway R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 445-2211	114	12	9.7	31.6%	106 (93.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)																20.9				$15,943	$1,655	$14,287
Humansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Oak St	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 754-2221	156	18	8.9	100.0%	143 (91.7%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)		64.2							33.4											$10,586	$805	$9,781
Humansville High	Public	9-12	300 N Oak St	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 754-2219	105	8	12.8	100.0%	100 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																				$13,640	$746	$12,893
Humansville Middle School	Public	6-8	300 N Oak ST	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 754-2219	84	8	10.2	96.4%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	18.7	369^th of 438 public middle schools	15.8%		19	380^th of 451 public middle schools	15.7%	11				5.0		3.3		32.4					23.1	22.7						$12,049	$796	$11,253
Marion C. Early Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 376-2215	283	21	13.4	45.9%	270 (95.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	33.2	639^th of 900 public elementary schools	29.0%					(n/a)	31.3	55.2	19.2				27.7		25.8		31.8									$11,036	$1,166	$9,870
Marion C. Early High	Public	9-12	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	150	14	10.4	34.7%	136 (90.7%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	60.4	101^st of 367 public high schools	72.5%		68.6	62^nd of 378 public high schools	83.6%	39															48.1			58.0		$16,118	$544	$15,574
Marion C. Early Junior High	Public	6-8	5309 S. Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	143	8	17.2	37.8%	138 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	63.1	151^st of 438 public middle schools	65.5%		75.2	87^th of 451 public middle schools	80.7%	64				49.9	42.8	62.2		45.2				47.3	28.7	39.5						$6,042	$257	$5,786
Pleasant Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	311 W McCurry	Pleasant Hope	65725	Polk County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 267-2277	258	19	13.5	56.6%	250 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	375^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.3%		55.9	386^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.4%	11	41.4	41.4							50.9	46.2										$11,071	$600	$10,471
Pleasant Hope High	Public	9-12	303 N Main	Pleasant Hope	65725	Polk County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 267-2271	224	17	13.3	61.6%	210 (93.8%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	19.1	305^th of 367 public high schools	16.9%		11.7	343^rd of 378 public high schools	9.3%	38															1.7	24.9				$13,751	$675	$13,077
Pleasant Hope Middle	Public	5-8	515 W McCurry	Pleasant Hope	65725	Polk County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 267-7701	168	13	13.1	60.1%	155 (92.3%)	3 (1.8%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	34.6	301^st of 438 public middle schools	31.3%		46.5	242^nd of 451 public middle schools	46.3%	59			16.8	23.2	23.8	22.0		32.0			49.9	38.3	33.3							$13,174	$710	$12,464
Pleasant Hope Ranch School	Public, Alternative	4-12	5545 Hwy K	Brighton	65617	Polk County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-3000	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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