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Lyon Elementary

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Lyon Elementary ranks 130 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lyon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Republic, Missouri, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 432 students. It is part of the Republic R-III school district, which is ranked 25th out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyon Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 102 and 253 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP) is significantly higher than the state average, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 71.3% of 3rd graders, 51.9% of 4th graders, and 68% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%, respectively. Lyon Elementary also outperforms the Republic R-III district average in most subject areas and grade levels.

While Lyon Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, the school has been able to support the academic achievement of this subgroup, ranking among the top 10% of Missouri elementary schools for this population. The school's white student population also performs well, ranking in the top 20% of Missouri elementary schools for this subgroup. Nearby schools, such as Sweeny Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several grade levels and subject areas exceeding the state averages.

430

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,941

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E. Highway 174
Republic, MO 65738-1115

(417) 732-3630

District: Republic R-III

Students who attend Lyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Republic Middle
High:	Republic High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

Missouri avg42%

130^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	83.4	130 of 900	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	253 of 906	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	102 of 898	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	195 of 908	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	148 of 901	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	304 of 1052	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	324 of 1045	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	495 of 1032	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	459 of 865	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.0	445 of 1058	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	296 of 1089	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	44.0	692 of 1108	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	67 of 638	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	127 of 625	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	41 of 611	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	48 of 532	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	221 of 907	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	230 of 887	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	110 of 666	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	242 of 668	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	120 of 673	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	244 of 675	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	167 of 691	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	353 of 917	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	424 of 898	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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+4 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

English Language Arts59%+15 vs state

Science56%+14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Lyon Elementary

How many students attend Lyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Lyon Elementary.

What district is Lyon Elementary in?

Republic R-III

What schools do graduates of Lyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Republic Middle
High : Republic High

Is Lyon Elementary a good school?

Lyon Elementary ranks 130^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lyon Elementary?

Students at Lyon Elementary are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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