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Mallory Elementary

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Mallory Elementary ranks 654 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Mallory Elementary is a public elementary school located in Buffalo, Missouri, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 719 students. The school is part of the Dallas County R-I school district, which is ranked 235 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mallory Elementary faces several challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 22.0%, which is significantly higher than schools like Joel E. Barber Elementary (11.5%) and Skyline Elementary (11.9%). Additionally, Mallory's test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 33% of 3rd-grade students and 32.7% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4% and 43.8%, respectively.

Mallory Elementary also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.8% to 58.97%, which is higher than nearby schools like Fair Grove Elementary (36.33%) and Skyline Elementary (47.97%). While the school's student-teacher ratio is comparable to nearby schools, its overall academic performance suggests that the current funding and resource allocation may not be effectively meeting the needs of the students.

599

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,522

Per pupil spending ?

63.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 S Hickory
Buffalo, MO 65622-8573

(417) 345-2350

District: Dallas County R-I

Students who attend Mallory Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Buffalo Middle
High:	Buffalo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 37th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 37th-percentile peak (2022) to 27th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Missouri avg43%

654^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 367Dallas County R-I among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	654 of 900	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	700 of 906	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	648 of 898	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	574 of 908	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	670 of 901	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	742 of 1052	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	796 of 1045	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	812 of 1032	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	628 of 865	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	820 of 1058	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	663 of 1089	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	677 of 1108	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	767 of 1085	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	872 of 1088	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	944 of 1066	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	663 of 1053	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.2	824 of 1084	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	815 of 1080	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.6	810 of 1074	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	179 of 302	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	197 of 251	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	330 of 638	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	417 of 625	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	488 of 611	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	237 of 532	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	397 of 574	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	583 of 907	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	563 of 887	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	592 of 666	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	619 of 668	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	597 of 673	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	556 of 675	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	626 of 691	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	779 of 917	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	839 of 898	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2019)41st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Mallory Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mallory Elementary	Public	K-4	315 S Hickory	Buffalo	65622	Dallas County	Dallas County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 345-2350	599	47	12.8	63.4%	545 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	30.6	654^th of 900 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.9	700^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.7%	46	33.0	32.7						21.6	36.6					$11,522	$1,427	$10,095
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
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
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 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
Ezard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 S Shiloh Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 589-2171	422	31	13.8	51.4%	407 (96.4%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.6	456^th of 900 public elementary schools	49.3%		44.7	511^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.6%	55	39.5	26.0	37.2	55.1		43.0		35.8		45.0	36.1			$9,308	$793	$8,515
Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 759-2555	550	38	14.3	38.5%	518 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	72	230^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.4%		77	175^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.7%	55	52.6	48.9						55.8	53.0					$9,442	$990	$8,453
Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	20663 Us-65	Urbana	65767	Hickory County	Hickory County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 993-4225	295	22	13.1	46.8%	293 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	91.8	53^rd of 900 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.5	68^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.5%	15	64.6	70.8							72.7					$10,177	$222	$9,954
Joel E. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	16050 Hwy Kk	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Laclede County C-5	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 532-4837	505	36	14.0	100.0%	471 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	35.4	613^th of 900 public elementary schools	31.9%		35.6	600^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.8%	13	26.0	35.7	38.0	45.7	14.0	28.4	31.0	35.1	28.5	23.7	33.3	20.2	22.3	$10,038	$732	$9,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Mallory Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mallory Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mallory Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Buffalo Middle
High : Buffalo High

What is the racial makeup of Mallory Elementary?

Students at Mallory Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mallory Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Mallory Elementary.

Is Mallory Elementary a good school?

Mallory Elementary ranks 654^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Mallory Elementary in?

Dallas County R-I

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