Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64856

Summary:

The 64856 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, White Rock Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with 331 students. The school is part of the McDonald County R-I school district, which is ranked 263 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Rock Elementary faces several challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.5%, which is higher than the state average. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subjects, with only 18.4% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to 27.8% for the district and 41.4% for the state. Additionally, a high percentage (73.41%) of White Rock Elementary students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, White Rock Elementary's academic performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 441 out of 906 Missouri elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 513 out of 900 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may need additional resources, support, and targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to its low academic performance and help improve outcomes for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1113 E State Hwy 90	Pineville	64856	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 226-4446	347	30	11.4	69.7%	308 (88.8%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	44.9	513^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.0%		51.4	441^st of 906 public elementary schools	51.3%	72	18.4	43.7	28.2	66.6	3.4	25.7	22.6	37.4	51.2	31.3	$10,909	$150	$10,758

Cities Near Zip Code 64856

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Noel	0.87 mi	2	362^nd
Anderson	2.5 mi	4	298^th
Pineville	4.55 mi	1	206^th
South West City	9.07 mi	2	316^th
Goodman	10.76 mi	1

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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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