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Grandview Elementary

Q: Is Grandview Elementary a good school?

Grandview Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Grandview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Grandview Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grandview Elementary?

Students at Grandview Elementary are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Grandview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grandview Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lafayette County Middle High : Lafayette County High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Grandview Elementary is a public elementary school in Higginsville, Missouri, serving 444 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lafayette County C-1 school district, which is ranked 221 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grandview Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average test scores across all grade levels and subjects, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. For example, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is just 15.8%, compared to the state average of 41.4%, and its 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is 38.3%, compared to the state average of 44.3%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 13.3 over the past few years, which is higher than nearby schools like Sweet Springs Elementary and Hardin-Central Elementary.

Grandview Elementary's performance has been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger. The school ranked 525 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022, but has since fallen to 681 out of 900 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. When compared to nearby schools, Grandview Elementary stands out as the lowest-performing in the region, with Sweet Springs Elementary and Sunrise Elementary both having significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

440

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,207

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 W 31st
Higginsville, MO 64037-1828

(660) 584-7127

District: Lafayette County C-1

Students who attend Grandview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lafayette County Middle
High:	Lafayette County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Missouri avg42%

681^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

221^st of 367Lafayette County C-1 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	27.5	681 of 900	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	665 of 906	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	711 of 898	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	525 of 908	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	577 of 901	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	750 of 1052	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	795 of 1045	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	702 of 1032	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	568 of 865	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	676 of 1058	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.2	705 of 1089	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	715 of 1108	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.2	755 of 1085	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.5	921 of 1088	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	752 of 1066	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	698 of 1053	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.3	840 of 1084	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	747 of 1080	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.2	814 of 1074	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	76 of 81	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	235 of 302	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	539 of 638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	315 of 625	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	409 of 611	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	228 of 532	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	335 of 574	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	720 of 907	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	780 of 887	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	582 of 666	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	562 of 668	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	614 of 673	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	478 of 675	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	545 of 691	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	748 of 917	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	789 of 898	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Grandview 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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 W 31st	Higginsville	64037	Lafayette County	Lafayette County C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 584-7127	440	33	13.1	47.5%	393 (89.3%)	11 (2.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.2%)	27.5	681^st of 900 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.9	665^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.6%	16	15.8	24.4	23.2				36.4	38.3	$13,207	$614	$12,594
Concordia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	701 SW 4th St	Concordia	64020	Lafayette County	Concordia R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 463-2261	247	23	10.7	37.7%	227 (91.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	31.9	648^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.0%		30	656^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.6%	8	18.5		26.0	43.2	37.1	29.1		33.4	$13,422	$851	$12,571
Leslie Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 S 20th St	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 259-4341	339	30	11.4	61.1%	284 (83.8%)	8 (2.4%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	18.7	744^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.3%		19.6	736^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.8%	8	15.2	27.8				17.1	33.9		$13,045	$912	$12,133
McQuerry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	607 S Third St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 633-5334	497	38	12.9	37.2%	437 (87.9%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)								(n/a)									$11,043	$527	$10,516
Odessa Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1100 West Cox School Road	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 633-5396	429	34	12.5	37.8%	377 (87.9%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	37.8	593^rd of 900 public elementary schools	34.1%		42.6	534^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.1%	59	39.9	24.5	34.9		37.1	42.6	25.5	34.2	$11,189	$550	$10,638
Wellington-Napoleon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Hwy 131	Wellington	64097	Lafayette County	Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 240-2631	178	17	10.5	34.8%	161 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)								(n/a)			30.0						$13,684	$134	$13,550
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	703 W Walnut	Waverly	64096	Lafayette County	Santa Fe R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 493-2811	152	14	10.7	49.3%	137 (90.1%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		69.4					73.8		$15,959	$1,772	$14,188
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
Norborne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 E Fifth	Norborne	64668	Carroll County	Norborne R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 593-3616	71	11	6.2	50.7%	71 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$21,551	$1,376	$20,175
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grandview Elementary

Is Grandview Elementary a good school?

Grandview Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Grandview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Grandview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grandview Elementary?

Students at Grandview Elementary are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Grandview Elementary in?

Lafayette County C-1

What schools do graduates of Grandview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grandview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lafayette County Middle
High : Lafayette County High

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