Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65020

Summary:

The 65020 zip code area is home to 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from the Camdenton R-III school district. The data reveals a mix of strong and underperforming schools, with Camdenton High School standing out as a top performer, ranked 79th out of 367 Missouri high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Camdenton High School boasts a high graduation rate of 91.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.6%, along with impressive academic performance, with 62% of students proficient or better in MAP/English II and 77% in MAP/English I. The district's middle schools, Camdenton Middle and Oak Ridge Intermediate, also show solid performance, particularly in mathematics, with 58.8% of 7th graders and 47.4% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better on the MAP/Mathematics exam.

In contrast, the elementary schools, Dogwood Elementary and Hawthorn Elementary, have lower rankings and academic proficiency compared to the middle and high schools. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 29.0% is a concern that may be impacting student learning and achievement across all schools.

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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)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	MAP Government (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 Mathematics 8th 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	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 346-9239	592	53	11.2	49.3%	534 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	38 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)								(n/a)																				$13,850	$903	$12,947
Camdenton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9257	599	46	13.1	43.7%	518 (86.5%)	6 (1.0%)	56 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	69.8	107^th of 438 public middle schools	75.6%		77	79^th of 451 public middle schools	82.5%	28					58.8	47.4		49.0					39.1	38.9						$11,700	$318	$11,382
Camdenton High	Public	9-12	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9232	1,285	88	14.6	40.5%	1,093 (85.1%)	16 (1.2%)	115 (8.9%)	13 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (3.0%)	66.4	79^th of 367 public high schools	78.5%		61.5	92^nd of 378 public high schools	75.7%	13															48.6	43.2	62.0	77.0	45.7	$14,495	$841	$13,653
Juvenile Justice Center	Public	5-12	Hwy 54	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9218	9	1	9.0	55.6%	8 (88.9%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$8,328	$186	$8,142
Lake Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 346-9260	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oak Ridge Intermediate	Public	5-6	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 346-9280	569	43	13.0	49.6%	483 (84.9%)	7 (1.2%)	50 (8.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)								(n/a)			47.6	59.8			48.0				46.9	45.5								$11,820	$529	$11,291
Hawthorn Elementary	Public	3-4	119 Service Rd	Camdenton	65020	Camden County	Camdenton R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 317-3450	405	30	13.7	50.9%	369 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	40.5	558^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.0%		41.6	547^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.6%	11	39.3	37.3							39.8	28.5										$11,812	$745	$11,067

Cities Near Zip Code 65020

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Camdenton	2.1 mi	7	117^th
Osage Beach	9.09 mi	4	133^rd
Sunrise Beach	10.77 mi	1
Macks Creek	10.99 mi	2	376^th
Lake Ozark	14.03 mi	2

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65020

Camdenton Middle

Camdenton High

Hawthorn Elementary

Dogwood Elementary

Juvenile Justice Center

Lake Career Technical Center

Oak Ridge Intermediate

Cities Near Zip Code 65020