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McCulloch Elementary

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McCulloch Elementary ranks 171 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

McCulloch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Republic, Missouri, serving 449 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Republic R-III School District, which is ranked 25th out of 367 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McCulloch Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20-30% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years. The school's academic performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and science. McCulloch Elementary also excels in serving special education students, ranking 14th out of 107 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school's performance in serving disabled students has been relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup. One area of concern is the school's higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools, ranging from 10.9% to 18.8% over the past few years.

Compared to other schools in the Republic R-III School District, McCulloch Elementary's academic performance is on par with or slightly higher than Schofield Elementary and Price Elementary. However, the nearby Sweeny Elementary and Lyon Elementary have consistently outperformed McCulloch Elementary on state assessments, ranking in the top 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools. McCulloch Elementary's higher per-student spending, ranging from $9,415 to $10,667 over the past few years, and lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 13.2, may be contributing factors to the school's relatively strong academic performance.

468

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,624

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

234 E. Anderson
Republic, MO 65738-1300

(417) 732-3620

District: Republic R-III

Students who attend McCulloch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Republic Middle
High:	Republic High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Republic R-III's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg63%

Missouri avg42%

171^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Republic R-III

25^th of 367Republic R-III 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	78.7	171 of 900	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	138 of 906	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	103 of 898	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	135 of 908	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	279 of 901	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	364 of 1052	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	509 of 1045	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.9	246 of 1032	76.2%	★★★★☆
2016	59.7	369 of 865	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.6	293 of 1058	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	381 of 1089	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.4	613 of 1108	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	82 of 103	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	172 of 302	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	73 of 638	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	96.2	19 of 625	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	58.8	195 of 611	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	225 of 574	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	280 of 907	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	266 of 887	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	74.9	14 of 107	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	228 of 666	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	186 of 668	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	135 of 673	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	181 of 675	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	326 of 691	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	483 of 917	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	572 of 898	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+16 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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)	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCulloch Elementary	Public	K-5	234 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3620	468	32	14.5	36.3%	395 (84.4%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	78.7	171^st of 900 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.9	138^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.8%	33	58.2	70.1	45.3			42.7		57.2	66.1	55.7					$11,624	$743	$10,881
Schofield Elementary	Public	K-5	235 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3610	457	34	13.4	40.7%	387 (84.7%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.3%)	85.3	114^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.3%		87.9	78^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.4%	36	58.3	79.4	56.3			52.4		51.6	80.7	62.8					$11,918	$580	$11,338
Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	507	38	13.2	42.0%	408 (80.5%)	8 (1.6%)	44 (8.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	88.2	89^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.1%		83.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%	35	76.8	55.9	71.1			63.1		74.4	50.5	68.8					$11,599	$761	$10,839
Sweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	720 N. Main	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3670	481	40	12.1	39.9%	397 (82.5%)	8 (1.7%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	93.9	34^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.2%		88	76^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.6%	42	69.2	65.7	77.8			72.6		67.8		68.7					$12,646	$837	$11,809
Lyon Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E. Highway 174	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3630	430	34	12.8	43.3%	347 (80.7%)	12 (2.8%)	31 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.1%)	83.4	130^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.6%		70.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%	123	71.3	51.9	68.0			56.4		61.4	55.9						$11,941	$648	$11,293
Billings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	118 W Mt Vernon	Billings	65610	Christian County	Billings R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 744-2552	249	19	12.8	45.8%	231 (92.8%)	8 (3.2%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.6	631^st of 900 public elementary schools	29.9%		12.9	806^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.0%	175	29.5	34.9	6.0	27.4		11.9		52.8							$11,170	$487	$10,684
Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	871	67	12.9	32.4%	818 (93.9%)	10 (1.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	71.7	232^nd of 900 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.4	296^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.3%	64	55.3	61.7	46.7	43.6	49.9		34.7	54.4		45.5	47.0	31.5	48.3	80.8	$10,958	$700	$10,258
McBride Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5005 S Farm Rd 135	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4500	380	26	14.6	29.2%	291 (76.6%)	14 (3.7%)	25 (6.6%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.9%)	77.4	185^th of 900 public elementary schools	79.4%		78	165^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.8%	20	54.6	56.5						53.2	59.0						$14,703	$1,184	$13,519
David Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W Kildee Lane	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5800	371	22	17.2	44.5%	257 (69.3%)	19 (5.1%)	32 (8.6%)	24 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.7%)	89.6	77^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.2	71^st of 906 public elementary schools	92.2%	6	62.0	66.0						63.5	72.8						$12,851	$1,048	$11,803
Willard Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4595 Farm Road 140	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 869-0600	394	34	11.5	45.7%	299 (75.9%)	32 (8.1%)	38 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	64.2	318^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.7%		57.6	372^nd of 906 public elementary schools	58.9%	54	48.3	43.0						45.1	58.2						$13,182	$933	$12,249

Frequently Asked Questions about McCulloch Elementary

What schools do graduates of McCulloch Elementary attend?

Students who attend McCulloch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Republic Middle
High : Republic High

What district is McCulloch Elementary in?

Republic R-III

Is McCulloch Elementary a good school?

McCulloch Elementary ranks 171^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McCulloch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended McCulloch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McCulloch Elementary?

Students at McCulloch Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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