Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64484

Summary:

The 64484 zip code has only one school, Rushville Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 165 students. Rushville Elementary is part of the Buchanan County R-IV school district, which is ranked 316 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rushville Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the state averages, with only 16.7% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Math and 6.3% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state averages of 43.8% and 42.2%, respectively. The school's performance on English Language Arts assessments for 3rd-grade students is closer to the state average, with 39% proficient or better compared to the state's 41.8%. Additionally, Rushville Elementary has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 42.42%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the school community.

Despite spending $11,950 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, Rushville Elementary's statewide ranking has dropped significantly over the past few years, from 374 out of 901 Missouri elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 732 out of 900 in 2024-2025. This suggests a need for the school and district to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to address the academic and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rushville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8681 SW State Rte 116	Rushville	64484	Buchanan County	Buchanan County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 688-7777	157	12	13.6	37.6%	156 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	20.7	732^nd of 900 public elementary schools	18.7%					(n/a)	16.7	6.3	39.0	$11,654	$867	$10,787

Cities Near Zip Code 64484

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rushville	0.15 mi	1	361^st
De Kalb	4.68 mi	1
Saint Joseph	11.09 mi	30	248^th
Faucett	11.26 mi	2	64^th
Weston	13.13 mi	3	8^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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