Best Public Schools in Advance, MO

Summary:

The city of Advance, Missouri is home to two schools: Advance Elementary and Advance High, both part of the Advance R-IV school district. While Advance Elementary is a strong performer, ranking in the top 20% of Missouri elementary schools, Advance High is a weaker performer, ranking in the bottom 20% of Missouri high schools.

Advance Elementary stands out with its 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive academic performance, particularly in math, where 90% of 6th graders and 72.2% of 5th graders scored proficient or better on the MAP assessment. In contrast, Advance High has seen a steady decline in its ranking, going from 192nd to 300th in the state over the past few years, and has only a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with Advance Elementary at 95.78% white and Advance High at 97.27% white. While Advance High spends more per student ($10,391) compared to Advance Elementary ($8,330), this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic performance at the high school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MAP Mathematics (2023)				MAP Science (2023)	MAP English Language Arts (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Advance Elementary	Public	K-6	201 School Street	Advance	63730	Stoddard County	Advance R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 722-3564	237	19	12.8	46.0%	227 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76	176^th of 898 public elementary schools	80.4%					(n/a)	28.2	58.1	72.2	90.0	72.2	52.1		$8,330	$700	$7,630
Advance High	Public	7-12	201 School Street	Advance	63730	Stoddard County	Advance R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 722-3584	183	15	12.2	41.0%	178 (97.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							20.0	$10,391	$1,246	$9,145

Cities Near Advance

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bell City	7.13 mi	2
Zalma	10.11 mi	2
Leopold	11.34 mi	2
Delta	12.01 mi	2
Oran	14.24 mi	2	71^st

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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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