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Best Public Schools in Taney County, MO

At a glance

Schools

7,946

Students

Districts

Top rankedForsyth Middle69^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

Branson Junior High up 73 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kirbyville Middle 7.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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13 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
Bradleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16474 N State Hwy 125	Bradleyville	65614	Taney County	Bradleyville R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 796-2288	105	10	10.0	58.1%	103 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$14,583	$645	$13,938
Bradleyville High	Public	7-12	16474 N State Hwy 125	Bradleyville	65614	Taney County	Bradleyville R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 796-2288	100	13	7.6	64.0%	98 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													20.1		11.2					$17,634	$1,085	$16,548
Branson High	Public	9-12	935 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-6511	1,469	88	16.6	54.8%	1,032 (70.3%)	39 (2.7%)	293 (19.9%)	34 (2.3%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.9%)	45.3	182^nd of 367 public high schools	50.4%		53.4	130^th of 378 public high schools	65.6%	52															27.7	35.5	47.1	68.0	37.6	$12,170	$384	$11,786
Branson Junior High	Public	7-8	263 Buccaneer Blvd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-3087	694	47	14.7	59.7%	510 (73.5%)	22 (3.2%)	117 (16.9%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	70.8	103^rd of 438 public middle schools	76.5%		58.8	176^th of 451 public middle schools	61.0%	73					52.9	38.6		41.7					46.8	50.3	98.3					$11,751	$146	$11,605
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	1-3	396 Cedar Ridge Dr	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-5135	517	40	12.8	77.6%	323 (62.5%)	16 (3.1%)	135 (26.1%)	13 (2.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)								(n/a)	45.2								46.2											$12,356	$1,000	$11,357
Cedar Ridge Primary	Public	PK-K	402 Cedar Ridge Dr	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 336-1887	415	36	11.5	73.3%	255 (61.4%)	19 (4.6%)	113 (27.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)								(n/a)																				$14,951	$330	$14,620
Buchanan Intermediate	Public	4-6	766 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 332-3201	465	33	14.0	57.6%	376 (80.9%)	6 (1.3%)	56 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)								(n/a)		41.5	48.0	58.2			44.3			56.1	53.6	55.0								$11,681	$155	$11,527
Cedar Ridge Intermediate	Public	4-6	308 Cedar Ridge Drive	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-5137	515	37	14.0	71.3%	319 (61.9%)	21 (4.1%)	121 (23.5%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.4%)								(n/a)		45.6	43.1	52.2			42.6			42.5	43.3	48.3								$11,615	$139	$11,476
Buchanan Elementary	Public	K-3	1000 Buchanan Road	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 243-2530	578	46	12.7	61.1%	469 (81.1%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)								(n/a)	56.4								52.1											$12,415	$468	$11,946
Forsyth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6381	470	31	15.0	66.6%	413 (87.9%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	42.2	541^st of 900 public elementary schools	39.9%		39.5	565^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.6%	24	36.0	27.7							38.0	46.7										$11,863	$2,160	$9,702
Forsyth High	Public	9-12	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 546-6383	394	32	12.4	59.9%	342 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	64.6	87^th of 367 public high schools	76.3%		72.8	48^th of 378 public high schools	87.3%	39															43.8	45.3				$14,709	$1,682	$13,026
Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	356	23	15.3	65.7%	322 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	79.6	69^th of 438 public middle schools	84.2%		82.7	54^th of 451 public middle schools	88.0%	15			36.4	63.0	47.4	60.2	57.6	52.0			55.2	55.0	38.9	57.5						$11,950	$1,155	$10,795
Tri Lakes Special Serv County-Op	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2404 State Hwy 248 Suite 4	Branson	65616	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 320-5040	75	17	4.5	28.0%	66 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Hollister Elementary	Public	2-5	1794 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 243-4025	367	27	13.7	69.2%	275 (74.9%)	7 (1.9%)	64 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	45	512^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.1%		46.6	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%	22	40.1	48.9	28.3				30.6		46.6	38.0	29.4									$12,404	$1,054	$11,350
Hollister High	Public	9-12	2112 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4045	475	39	12.0	56.6%	365 (76.8%)	5 (1.1%)	72 (15.2%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	52.2	142^nd of 367 public high schools	61.3%		41.2	206^th of 378 public high schools	45.5%	64															42.8	35.8			40.1	$15,904	$881	$15,023
Hollister Middle	Public	6-8	1798 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4035	314	25	12.7	61.8%	236 (75.2%)	7 (2.2%)	51 (16.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	53.4	201^st of 438 public middle schools	54.1%		47	239^th of 451 public middle schools	47.0%	38				48.6	44.2	41.9		30.0				36.6	36.8	33.7						$13,517	$650	$12,868
Hollister Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	1792 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 243-4015	213	19	11.4	67.6%	168 (78.9%)	3 (1.4%)	31 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)																				$15,599	$1,158	$14,441
Kirbyville Elementary	Public	K-3	4278 State Hwy 76 E	Kirbyville	65679	Taney County	Kirbyville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-2757	110	10	10.7	61.8%	91 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)	50.0								42.5											$13,496	$677	$12,819
Kirbyville Middle	Public	4-8	6225 State Hwy 76 E	Kirbyville	65679	Taney County	Kirbyville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 348-0444	105	14	7.5	63.8%	88 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)								(n/a)		33.4	61.8		78.9						61.8									$13,630	$452	$13,178
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	37707 Us Hwy 160	Rueter	65744	Taney County	Mark Twain R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 785-4323	62	5	12.3	69.4%	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$12,465	$1,201	$11,264
Taneyville Elementary	Public	K-8	302 Myrtle St	Taneyville	65759	Taney County	Taneyville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-5803	147	17	8.9	74.8%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)						11.2				72.1										$13,184	$536	$12,648

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