Best Public Schools in Cleveland, MO

Summary:

The city of Cleveland, Missouri is home to two schools - Midway Elementary and Midway High. Both schools are part of the Midway R-I school district, which is ranked 167 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating.

Midway Elementary has consistently maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top half of Missouri elementary schools. In contrast, Midway High has shown improvement, moving from the bottom quarter of Missouri high schools in 2020-2021 to the middle quarter in the most recent 2023-2024 ranking. Both schools have impressive 4-year graduation rates, with Midway High reporting a 100% graduation rate for 2023-2024.

On academic performance, the schools show mixed results. Midway Elementary outperforms the state in 5th grade math but underperforms in 4th and 6th grade ELA, while Midway High outperforms the state in 7th grade math but underperforms in 7th grade ELA and Biology I. Both schools also have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates at 17.1%, which is an area for potential improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP English Language Arts (2024)			MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	K-6	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 250-2994	228	22	10.3	30.3%	199 (87.3%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	56.6	383^rd of 906 public elementary schools	57.7%		55.8	394^th of 898 public elementary schools	56.1%	11	35.2	57.1		45.9	30.9				$12,725	$1,535	$11,190
Midway High	Public	7-12	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 250-2994	204	19	10.6	30.4%	189 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	39.2	217^th of 378 public high schools	42.6%		36.7	212^th of 352 public high schools	39.8%	5			48.5			20.0	51.0	15.3	$14,012	$553	$13,459

Cities Near Cleveland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peculiar	7.92 mi	4	182^nd
Belton	8.9 mi	8	211^th
Raymore	9.05 mi	8	141^st
Harrisonville	12.3 mi	8	160^th
Grandview	12.53 mi	8	316^th

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.