Best Public Schools in Zip Code 65473

Summary:

The 65473 zip code area is home to 4 elementary schools, including Partridge Elementary, Wood Elementary, Williams Early Childhood Center, and Thayer Elementary. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Waynesville R-VI school district.

Among the schools in this data set, Thayer Elementary stands out as the top performer. Thayer Elementary has consistently ranked among the best elementary schools in Missouri, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 58th out of 900 Missouri elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students also demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages.

While the schools in this area share some common challenges, such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates, they also exhibit notable differences. For instance, the free and reduced lunch rates vary widely, from 15.93% at Williams Early Childhood Center to 50.52% at Wood Elementary, suggesting differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations. Additionally, the schools differ in their spending per student and student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their varying academic performance.

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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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Partridge Elementary	Public	K-5	7078 Young St	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2600	375	20	18.7	48.3%	200 (53.3%)	35 (9.3%)	85 (22.7%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	33 (8.8%)	76.5	192^nd of 900 public elementary schools	78.7%		74.4	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%	9	42.6	60.0	64.6	58.7	48.4	62.7	$9,178	$111	$9,067
Thayer Elementary	Public	K-5	4273 Thayer St	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2200	242	17	14.2	43.8%	135 (55.8%)	27 (11.2%)	49 (20.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.7%)	91.4	58^th of 900 public elementary schools	93.6%		91.5	48^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.7%	10	62.5	62.8	71.0	68.3	71.7	70.9	$11,992	$126	$11,866
Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	4590 Buckeye Ave	Fort Leonard Wood	65473	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 842-2625	295	18	16.3	53.6%	135 (45.8%)	40 (13.6%)	74 (25.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	35 (11.9%)	82.5	138^th of 900 public elementary schools	84.7%		43.1	527^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.8%	389	56.7	66.6	49.9		58.7		$13,793	$245	$13,548

Cities Near Zip Code 65473

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waynesville	0.65 mi	6	145^th
Saint Robert	4.68 mi	1	81^st
Fort Leonard Wood	5.43 mi	4	36^th
Laquey	6.66 mi	4	387^th
Richland	8.46 mi	3	372^nd

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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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