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Best Public Schools in Ray County, MO

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Schools

3,423

Students

Districts

Top rankedLawson High77^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

Elkhorn Elementary up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Orrick High 9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lawson High

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-5	34684 Hwy 10	Excelsior Springs	64024	Ray County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 630-9270	239	20	11.8	51.0%	199 (83.3%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.8%)	58.4	374^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.4%		47	481^st of 906 public elementary schools	46.9%	107	57.8		41.4				35.8		36.8		48.9							$15,928	$522	$15,406
Hardin-Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 NE 1st St	Hardin	64035	Ray County	Hardin-Central C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 398-4394	110	12	9.5	40.9%	108 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)				62.4														$15,910	$596	$15,314
Hardin-Central High	Public	7-12	500 NE 1st St	Hardin	64035	Ray County	Hardin-Central C-2	No	No	No	No	(660) 398-4394	95	13	7.5	41.1%	95 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						17.8		23.7								18.3		$17,541		$17,541
Lawson Middle	Public	5-8	602 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7279	342	24	14.1	24.0%	328 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	66.1	130^th of 438 public middle schools	70.3%		66.9	124^th of 451 public middle schools	72.5%	6			44.8	45.3	60.2	39.7		49.4			41.0	34.2		47.2				$10,553	$457	$10,097
Lawson High	Public	9-12	600 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7270	362	26	14.1	21.3%	346 (95.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66.9	77^th of 367 public high schools	79.0%					(n/a)															61.5	38.3		$12,446	$321	$12,125
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	307 W Moss St	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 580-7272	439	33	13.4	27.3%	439 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.5	458^th of 900 public elementary schools	49.1%		62.2	325^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.1%	133	37.5	44.2							44.0	39.9								$10,238	$640	$9,599
Orrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 770-3922	160	13	12.3	57.5%	151 (94.4%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	40.0											27.3						$14,804	$743	$14,060
Orrick High	Public	7-12	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(816) 770-3327	133	15	9.0	42.9%	122 (91.7%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																13.7		$17,102	$682	$16,420
Dear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	701 E Main	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-5401	300	28	10.7	55.7%	263 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.0%)								(n/a)																		$11,437	$360	$11,077
Richmond High	Public	9-12	451 E South	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-2226	474	33	14.5	36.9%	424 (89.5%)	14 (3.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	31.6	260^th of 367 public high schools	29.2%		33.6	245^th of 378 public high schools	35.2%	15															14.5	30.3	47.6	$12,690	$229	$12,461
Sunrise Elementary	Public	2-5	401 Matt Waller Dr	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-3059	460	34	13.5	48.0%	410 (89.1%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	20.8	731^st of 900 public elementary schools	18.8%		25.4	693^rd of 906 public elementary schools	23.5%	38	13.1	15.8	14.7				32.9		23.5	24.7	35.4							$10,609	$168	$10,441
Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	715 S Wellington St	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-5841	309	24	12.8	48.5%	272 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	45.5	238^th of 438 public middle schools	45.7%		41.2	266^th of 451 public middle schools	41.0%	28				28.8	32.8	52.3		20.1				34.5	41.6	37.1				$12,526	$501	$12,026

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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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