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Sweeny Elementary

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Sweeny Elementary is a public elementary school located in Republic, Missouri, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school 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.

Sweeny Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sweeny Elementary's 5th-grade students scored 77.8% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 63.8% for the Republic R-III district and 38.2% for the state of Missouri. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Missouri, consistently placing in the top 10% of schools statewide, and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a high level of academic excellence that has been sustained over time.

Sweeny Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of specific student subgroups, such as low socioeconomic status (SES) students, who ranked 10th out of 638 Missouri elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, suggesting strong student engagement and attendance. While Sweeny Elementary outperforms the state and district averages, the nearby schools within the Republic R-III district also demonstrate strong academic performance, with schools like Lyon Elementary, Price Elementary, and Schofield Elementary all ranking within the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools.

481

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,646

Per pupil spending ?

39.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 N. Main
Republic, MO 65738-1010

(417) 732-3670

District: Republic R-III

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Republic Middle
High:	Republic High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (70% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 45 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg63%

Missouri avg42%

34^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 45 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	34 of 900	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	76 of 906	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	73 of 898	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	47 of 908	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	65 of 901	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.7	154 of 1052	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	335 of 1045	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	284 of 1032	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	216 of 865	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	53.0	515 of 1058	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	63.5	106 of 302	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	81 of 251	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	10 of 638	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	28 of 625	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	16 of 611	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	6 of 532	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	15 of 574	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	81 of 907	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	174 of 887	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	57.3	36 of 107	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	59 of 666	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	132 of 668	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	111 of 673	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	84 of 675	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	87 of 691	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	192 of 917	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	374 of 898	58.4%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)66th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+30 vs state

Mathematics71%+30 vs state

English Language Arts68%+25 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweeny Elementary

What district is Sweeny Elementary in?

Republic R-III

What schools do graduates of Sweeny Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Republic Middle
High : Republic High

How many students attend Sweeny Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Sweeny Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sweeny Elementary?

Students at Sweeny Elementary are 83% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Sweeny Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sweeny Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools.

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