Best Public Schools in Harrisonville, MO

Summary:

The city of Harrisonville, Missouri is home to 7 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools. The schools in this district serve a predominantly white student population, with some diversity in racial makeup and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Harrisonville High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranked 66th out of 352 Missouri high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 26.01% and spends more per student than the district average. In contrast, Harrisonville Middle School has significantly lower test scores compared to state averages, particularly in 8th-grade math and science, indicating a need for improvement.

The Early Childhood Center and Briarwood School stand out for their low student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to more personalized attention and support for their students. The variation in spending per student across the schools, with the Early Childhood Center and Everett Wade Juvenile Center spending significantly more, suggests the district has different resource allocation priorities for its specialized schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Briarwood School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1801 S James	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(816) 884-4707	15	2	7.5	20.0%	13 (86.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	500 Polar Ln	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4421	199	16	12.3	35.2%	171 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)								(n/a)																		$14,618	$799	$13,819
Cass Career Center	Public	9-12	1600 E Elm	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-3253	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harrisonville Elementary	Public	1-3	101 Meghan Dr	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4131	416	34	12.4	36.1%	365 (87.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)								(n/a)	44.6								40.7									$11,396	$502	$10,894
McEowen Elementary	Public	4-5	1901 S Halsey Ave	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4545	298	20	14.6	33.9%	258 (86.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	39	578^th of 898 public elementary schools	35.6%		40.2	557^th of 908 public elementary schools	38.7%	21		31.3	26.6				26.6			43.6	43.7							$10,859	$421	$10,438
Harrisonville High	Public	9-12	1504 E Elm	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-3273	746	44	17.0	26.0%	655 (87.8%)	8 (1.1%)	39 (5.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	65.3	66^th of 352 public high schools	81.3%		50.8	145^th of 361 public high schools	59.8%	79															27.3	53.9	65.3	$11,860	$329	$11,532
Everett Wade Juvenile Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	503 S Lexington	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-2727	9	1	9.0	33.3%	5 (55.6%)	3 (33.3%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$14,835	$38	$14,797
Harrisonville Middle	Public	6-8	601 S Highland	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-7654	539	40	13.5	33.8%	455 (84.4%)	8 (1.5%)	42 (7.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	36.5	299^th of 459 public middle schools	34.9%		50.1	227^th of 459 public middle schools	50.5%	72				37.7	44.4	9.8		23.2				24.0	30.2	31.8				$10,817	$423	$10,394

Cities Near Harrisonville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Lynne	5.86 mi	1
Peculiar	9.27 mi	4	112^th
Archie	10.2 mi	2	137^th
Pleasant Hill	11.49 mi	5	128^th
Cleveland	11.51 mi	2	209^th

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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.

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.