Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64843

Summary:

The 64843 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Goodman Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with 267 students. Goodman Elementary is part of the Neosho School District, which is ranked 249 out of 386 school districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goodman Elementary has a mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school outperforms the Neosho School District in 4th grade math, it underperforms in 3rd grade math and English Language Arts (ELA). The school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate of 28% is lower than the district (22.8%) and the state of Missouri (40.8%), and its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 26% is also lower than the district (32.9%) and the state (41.6%). However, Goodman Elementary's 4th grade math proficiency rate of 48.6% is higher than the district (34.9%) but still lower than the state (44.4%).

Goodman Elementary has a high percentage of students (71.54%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. The school's spending per student is $10,575, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Goodman Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, suggesting a focus on smaller class sizes. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 154 to 631 out of around 900 Missouri elementary schools, which may warrant further investigation into the factors driving these changes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	117 N School Street	Goodman	64843	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 451-8680	267	20	13.3	71.5%	199 (74.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	15 (5.6%)	20 (7.5%)	33.4	631^st of 906 public elementary schools	30.4%		78.9	154^th of 898 public elementary schools	82.9%	477	28.0	48.6	26.0	$10,575	$1,328	$9,247

Cities Near Zip Code 64843

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Goodman	0.3 mi	1	320^th
Neosho	5.66 mi	11	295^th
Anderson	6.38 mi	4	284^th
Noel	9.89 mi	2	371^st
Rocky Comfort	11.71 mi	1	106^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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