Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65305

Summary:

The 65305 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 583 students. The school is part of the Knob Noster R-VIII school district, which is ranked 59 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary consistently outperforms the Knob Noster R-VIII district and the state of Missouri in mathematics and English language arts proficiency rates for grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 67.2%, compared to 62.2% for the district and 38.2% for the state. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 36.19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary continues to excel. The school's high per-student spending of $11,280 in 2021-2022 and its consistent 4- or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger suggest that the school has effective strategies in place to support and uplift its students, regardless of their socioeconomic background.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whiteman A.F.B. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Houx Dr	Whiteman Afb	65305	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 563-3028	602	39	15.2	35.2%	401 (66.6%)	36 (6.0%)	86 (14.3%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	61 (10.1%)	84.8	121^st of 900 public elementary schools	86.6%		88	77^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.5%	44	57.6	66.5	67.2	53.4	$10,197	$868	$9,329

Cities Near Zip Code 65305

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whiteman Afb	0.78 mi	1	33^rd
Knob Noster	2.28 mi	3	93^rd
Warrensburg	7.9 mi	9	187^th
La Monte	8.47 mi	2
Green Ridge	11.07 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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