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Best Public Schools in Saline County, MO

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,877

Students

Districts

Top rankedSweet Springs High68^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

Sweet Springs High up 128 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sweet Springs Elementary 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Prairie View School	Public, Alternative	K-12	945 N Miami	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-7419	6	2	3.0	—	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gilliam Elementary	Public	K-8	102 North St	Gilliam	65330	Saline County	Gilliam C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 784-2225	38	6	6.6	63.2%	29 (76.3%)	6 (15.8%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$14,064	$836	$13,228
Malta Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Linn	Malta Bend	65339	Saline County	Malta Bend R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 595-2371	34	6	5.9	—	33 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$23,028	$1,140	$21,888
Malta Bend High School	Public	7-12	200 S Linn	Malta Bend	65339	Saline County	Malta Bend R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 595-2371	33	7	4.8	—	31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$26,694	$1,416	$25,278
Saline County Career Center	Public	9-12	900 W Vest St	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-6958	0	11	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bueker Middle	Public	6-8	565 S Odell	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-6833	550	42	13.0	61.1%	268 (48.7%)	9 (1.6%)	149 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.5%)	60 (10.9%)	32.2	307^th of 438 public middle schools	29.9%		32.7	308^th of 451 public middle schools	31.7%	1				27.6	45.4	14.4		26.0				25.7	35.1	28.6	85.7					$12,015	$1,074	$10,941
Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	805 S Miami	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	No	(660) 886-2244	827	58	14.1	46.4%	429 (51.9%)	25 (3.0%)	241 (29.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.0%)	76 (9.2%)	29	270^th of 367 public high schools	26.4%		24.7	284^th of 378 public high schools	24.9%	14															21.4	28.0	39.1	16.7	30.6	$12,402	$831	$11,571
Spainhower Primary School	Public	K-2	700 E. Slater Building A	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-9066	455	33	13.7	66.2%	223 (49.0%)	13 (2.9%)	106 (23.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	56 (12.3%)								(n/a)																				$11,376	$718	$10,658
Marshall Intermediate School	Public	3-5	700 E Slater St. Building B	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(660) 886-7100	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Miami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	34520 N. Hwy. 41	Miami	65344	Saline County	Miami R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 852-3269	67	13	5.3	47.8%	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$18,438	$1,933	$16,505
Hardeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21051 Highway D	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Hardeman R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 837-3400	64	7	8.6	42.2%	61 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)																				$14,722	$885	$13,837
Orearville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32524 E Highway P	Slater	65349	Saline County	Orearville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2481	59	9	6.2	45.8%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)			14.4																	$17,761	$502	$17,259
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	226	22	10.2	—	187 (82.7%)	12 (5.3%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	9.4	827^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.1%		21.8	715^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.1%	112	11.2	9.6	9.7		33.4	20.0	19.4	24.0		9.7	19.4		33.4							$12,613	$789	$11,824
Slater High	Public	9-12	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	No	(660) 529-2278	153	15	10.1	—	119 (77.8%)	5 (3.3%)	11 (7.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)								(n/a)															12.5					$13,245	$1,211	$12,034
Sweet Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E. Marshall	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 335-6348	191	21	8.8	43.5%	185 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	48.1	486^th of 900 public elementary schools	46.0%		44.5	513^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.4%	27	22.3		32.4	73.6					33.5		41.1									$13,369	$1,005	$12,364
Sweet Springs High	Public	7-12	600 E. Marshall St.	Sweet Springs	65351	Saline County	Sweet Springs R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 335-6341	174	17	10.2	34.5%	166 (95.4%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	69.9	68^th of 367 public high schools	81.5%		42.3	196^th of 378 public high schools	48.1%	128					22.3								29.7		54.2	45.4				$14,316	$1,103	$13,213

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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.

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.