Best Public Schools in Lawson, MO

Summary:

The city of Lawson, Missouri is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this area serve a predominantly white student population, with some diversity at Watkins Mill Park Camp. Overall, the schools in Lawson perform well, with Lawson High School standing out as a top-ranked school in the state.

Southwest Elementary School is the highest-ranked elementary school in the area, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong performance in 3rd-grade math. Lawson High School is the standout, ranking 54th out of 352 Missouri high schools and earning a 4-star rating. It has higher proficiency rates in math and English compared to the state average and spends the most per student at $11,509.

The Lawson R-XIV School District, which includes Southwest Elementary, Lawson Middle, and Lawson High, is highly ranked, coming in at 81st out of 376 districts in the state. Watkins Mill Park Camp, a high school operated by the Division of Youth Services, has a much smaller student population of 32 but maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6.

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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
Watkins Mill Park Camp	Public	6-12	25610 Park Rd North	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 781-8786	32	3	10.6	90.6%	27 (84.4%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Lawson Middle	Public	5-8	602 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7279	337	24	14.3	28.8%	324 (96.1%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.3	172^nd of 459 public middle schools	62.5%		67.7	123^rd of 459 public middle schools	73.2%	49			51.5	41.1	33.8	36.6	71.0	44.4			52.1	40.0	39.5	36.7				$9,657	$986	$8,671
Lawson High	Public	9-12	600 Bob Gill Dr	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	No	(816) 580-7270	338	24	13.9	23.1%	317 (93.8%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	68.7	54^th of 352 public high schools	84.7%					(n/a)															76.0	43.3	53.8	$11,509	$1,086	$10,423
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	307 W Moss St	Lawson	64062	Ray County	Lawson R-XIV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 580-7272	415	28	14.8	30.8%	401 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	53.1	418^th of 898 public elementary schools	53.5%		69.2	253^rd of 908 public elementary schools	72.1%	165	52.7	40.6							41.9	38.5								$9,783	$1,343	$8,440

Cities Near Lawson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Excelsior Springs	6.41 mi	8	204^th
Kearney	9.64 mi	9	33^rd
Lathrop	9.89 mi	3	141^st
Polo	11.52 mi	4
Missouri City	14.35 mi	1

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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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