Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65074

Summary:

The 65074 zip code area is home to two schools - Cole County R-I Elementary and Russellville High, both of which have shown strong academic performance and engagement among their students.

Cole County R-I Elementary stands out as a particularly high-achieving school, consistently ranking in the top 35% of Missouri elementary schools over the past 3 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in areas such as 5th grade science, where 74.1% of students scored proficient or better, well above the state average. Additionally, the school maintains a lower-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 13.3%.

While Russellville High has shown improvement in its statewide ranking over the past 3 years, moving from the bottom 25% to the top 45% of Missouri high schools, it has faced challenges in certain subject areas, such as Algebra II, where only 12.6% of students scored proficient or better, significantly below the state average. However, the school boasts an impressive 95.5% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average, and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.3%.

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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 Algebra II (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cole County R-I Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13111 Park St	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 782-4814	319	31	10.2	27.9%	308 (96.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	62.9	331^st of 900 public elementary schools	63.2%		66.4	286^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.4%	45	56.7	55.2		74.1		37.8	27.6					$12,099	$863	$11,236
Russellville High	Public	7-12	13600 Rte C	Russellville	65074	Cole County	Cole County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 782-3973	285	24	12.0	22.1%	277 (97.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	49.2	163^rd of 367 public high schools	55.6%		31.9	252^nd of 378 public high schools	33.3%	89			59.1		40.9			40.9	46.4	39.4	12.6	$12,810	$730	$12,080

Cities Near Zip Code 65074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Russellville	2.47 mi	2	120^th
Eugene	7.77 mi	2	250^th
Jefferson City	9.26 mi	24	129^th
High Point	9.81 mi	1
Eldon	12.8 mi	6	92^nd

See the top MO Missouri cities

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.