Best Public Schools in Buchanan County, Missouri & Rankings

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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)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (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	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Helen M Davis School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2900 Scott St	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(816) 387-2986	39	6	6.5	74.4%	32 (82.1%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Western Recept/Diag Corr Centr	Public	7-12	3401 Faraon St	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(816) 387-2158	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Western Region Treatment Centr	Public	7-12	3401 Faraon St	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(816) 387-2158	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benton High	Public	9-12	5655 S Fourth	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4030	676	45	15.0	44.4%	537 (79.4%)	18 (2.7%)	73 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (6.1%)	12.9	317^th of 352 public high schools	9.9%		26.1	262^nd of 361 public high schools	27.4%	55															2.7	22.0	26.3			$12,597	$514	$12,083
Bode Middle	Public	7-8	720 N Noyes Blvd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4050	486	31	15.8	44.7%	279 (57.4%)	34 (7.0%)	69 (14.2%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	61 (12.6%)	47.4	242^nd of 459 public middle schools	47.3%		41	280^th of 459 public middle schools	39.0%	38					38.6	17.7		39.0					34.5	35.4						$9,875	$363	$9,512
Buchanan County Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	4720 Green Acres	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 387-2320	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High	Public	9-12	2602 Edmond	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4080	1,728	93	18.5	40.5%	1,167 (67.5%)	136 (7.9%)	198 (11.5%)	47 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	32 (1.9%)	144 (8.3%)	36.5	213^th of 352 public high schools	39.5%		41.3	193^rd of 361 public high schools	46.5%	20															15.0	29.1	51.2	51.7	36.9	$10,698	$355	$10,343
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 N 22nd	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4110	288	23	12.5	99.0%	126 (43.8%)	40 (13.9%)	59 (20.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	49 (17.0%)	31.1	650^th of 898 public elementary schools	27.6%		28	667^th of 908 public elementary schools	26.5%	17	26.9	39.5	23.8	24.4			21.4		28.0	47.4	28.6	29.5								$11,814	$1,118	$10,696
Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	265	19	13.7	50.2%	168 (63.4%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (9.1%)	29 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	36 (13.6%)	75	185^th of 898 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.9	157^th of 908 public elementary schools	82.7%	28	51.2		54.9	75.0			52.0		48.9	41.6										$11,306	$797	$10,509
Coleman Elementary	Public	K-6	3312 Beck Rd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4100	349	28	12.5	99.1%	175 (50.1%)	38 (10.9%)	23 (6.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (16.3%)	46 (13.2%)	18	748^th of 898 public elementary schools	16.7%		35	605^th of 908 public elementary schools	33.4%	143	14.0	25.5	13.6	16.3			11.3		30.0	35.2	25.0	17.0								$11,183	$404	$10,778
Hillyard Technical Center	Public	9-12	3434 Faraon	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4170	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hosea Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gordon St	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4180	438	32	13.8	99.3%	293 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	43 (9.8%)	18.5	745^th of 898 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.9	789^th of 908 public elementary schools	13.1%	44	15.3	22.9	19.5				23.6			18.4	30.3									$10,968	$541	$10,427
Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	509 Thompson	Saint Joseph	64504	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4210	377	22	17.1	99.2%	275 (72.9%)	19 (5.0%)	35 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.7%)	29.4	664^th of 898 public elementary schools	26.1%		49.1	466^th of 908 public elementary schools	48.7%	198	15.0	39.1	29.2				24.6		26.6	39.1	29.3									$10,876	$419	$10,457
Lafayette High	Public	9-12	412 Highland Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4220	717	52	13.7	99.6%	482 (67.2%)	57 (7.9%)	78 (10.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.3%)	13	315^th of 352 public high schools	10.5%		20.7	289^th of 361 public high schools	19.9%	26															8.7	17.3				$12,914	$781	$12,133
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	2812 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4250	484	32	15.0	99.4%	309 (63.8%)	24 (5.0%)	46 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	88 (18.2%)	12.6	801^st of 898 public elementary schools	10.8%		12.2	808^th of 908 public elementary schools	11.0%	7	12.4	13.1	8.6				17.0		16.2	13.2	32.6									$10,611	$352	$10,259
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4310	379	29	13.2	99.2%	256 (67.5%)	9 (2.4%)	49 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (12.9%)	35.9	601^st of 898 public elementary schools	33.1%		35.8	591^st of 908 public elementary schools	34.9%	10	39.4	40.7	8.7	43.2			13.1		33.4		17.4	37.3								$10,424	$455	$9,969
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	2610 Blackwell Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4320	267	19	13.8	60.7%	201 (75.3%)	13 (4.9%)	23 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	41.2	553^rd of 898 public elementary schools	38.4%		51.1	441^st of 908 public elementary schools	51.4%	112	31.6		31.5	31.0			34.3				45.8	28.6								$11,951	$507	$11,444
Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3923 Pickett Rd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4330	290	20	14.2	99.0%	215 (74.1%)	13 (4.5%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	35 (12.1%)	28.4	678^th of 898 public elementary schools	24.5%		38.1	567^th of 908 public elementary schools	37.6%	111	34.8	35.9	13.9	25.0			23.2		32.6		31.0	25.0								$11,114	$745	$10,369
Skaith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 Schoolside Ln	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4370	367	22	16.4	56.1%	247 (67.3%)	20 (5.4%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.3%)	41.7	546^th of 898 public elementary schools	39.2%		56.2	397^th of 908 public elementary schools	56.3%	149	29.8	16.6	34.6	33.3			46.2		30.5		48.1									$10,612	$544	$10,068
Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	474	31	15.4	99.4%	346 (73.0%)	16 (3.4%)	55 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	42 (8.9%)	27.2	343^rd of 459 public middle schools	25.3%		24.8	361^st of 459 public middle schools	21.4%	18				23.6	29.1	7.6		19.6				26.9	27.4	32.9						$10,743	$352	$10,391
Truman Middle	Public	7-8	3227 Olive	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4400	482	33	14.5	99.4%	322 (66.8%)	32 (6.6%)	65 (13.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	49 (10.2%)	28.1	338^th of 459 public middle schools	26.4%		22.1	374^th of 459 public middle schools	18.5%	36					27.4	13.9		19.4					31.3	29.5	81.0					$12,180	$717	$11,463
Alternative Resource Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3510 Frederick Ave	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 387-2320	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carden Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1510 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4160	577	39	14.7	99.5%	346 (60.0%)	53 (9.2%)	88 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	80 (13.9%)	45.3	504^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.9%		45	506^th of 908 public elementary schools	44.3%	2	39.3	47.3	31.1	32.9			25.7		45.6	44.5	32.9									$10,887	$398	$10,489
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Cook Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4290	842	54	15.5	45.8%	529 (62.8%)	55 (6.5%)	95 (11.3%)	39 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	107 (12.7%)	74.5	192^nd of 898 public elementary schools	78.6%		79.6	161^st of 908 public elementary schools	82.3%	31	59.2	59.2	40.8	65.5			43.5		50.0	61.9	46.0	51.9								$11,770	$799	$10,971
John Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	12401 County Rd 438	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 279-4533	246	18	13.3	30.9%	230 (93.5%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	66.9	288^th of 898 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.1	287^th of 908 public elementary schools	68.4%	1	42.9	61.8	35.8				49.0		46.5	67.6										$8,837	$288	$8,549
Mid-Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 238-1646	471	19	24.7	17.0%	457 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	76.7	170^th of 898 public elementary schools	81.1%		79.4	162^nd of 908 public elementary schools	82.2%	8	47.6	55.2	43.6	68.9			63.4		49.2	77.6	47.9									$8,689	$684	$8,005
Mid-Buchanan Senior High	Public	7-12	3221 SE State Rte H	Faucett	64448	Buchanan County	Mid-Buchanan County R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 238-1646	394	31	12.7	13.5%	379 (96.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	42.4	178^th of 352 public high schools	49.4%		31.7	238^th of 361 public high schools	34.1%	60					53.5			46.3					43.7		35.8	33.8				$10,711	$322	$10,389
Riverbend Treatment Center	Public	6-12	5910 Mitchell Ave	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 390-9801	20	4	5.0	85.0%	7 (35.0%)	11 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Robidoux Middle	Public	6-8	4212 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4350	390	28	13.8	99.2%	267 (68.5%)	25 (6.4%)	47 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	41 (10.5%)	32	326^th of 459 public middle schools	29.0%		35.3	308^th of 459 public middle schools	32.9%	18				18.4	33.1	17.5		12.6				15.7	43.4	33.3						$11,593	$585	$11,008
Ellison Elementary	Public	K-6	45 SE 85th Rd	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 667-5316	364	24	15.1	44.8%	252 (69.2%)	25 (6.9%)	26 (7.1%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.5%)	83.5	119^th of 898 public elementary schools	86.7%		90.8	53^rd of 908 public elementary schools	94.2%	66	39.2	70.5	73.3	71.4					32.6	72.1	71.1	68.2								$10,618	$678	$9,940
Dekalb Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	702 Main St	De Kalb	64440	Buchanan County	Buchanan County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 685-3211	135	16	8.4	32.6%	132 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)					34.4	12.0		12.0					31.2			11.1				$15,539	$616	$14,924
Rushville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8681 SW State Rte 116	Rushville	64484	Buchanan County	Buchanan County R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 688-7777	155	13	12.4	39.4%	154 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)							22.3													$11,950	$694	$11,257
East Buchanan Middle	Public	6-8	301 County Park Rd N	Easton	64443	Buchanan County	East Buchanan County C-1	No	No	No	No	(816) 473-2451	172	12	13.8	25.6%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	75.2	81^st of 459 public middle schools	82.4%		84.8	42^nd of 459 public middle schools	90.8%	39				47.9	65.5	25.5		56.1				39.6	56.9	44.0	94.7					$11,858	$524	$11,335

Best Public Schools in Buchanan County, MO

Ellison Elementary

Mid-Buchanan Elementary

East Buchanan Middle

Field Elementary

Oak Grove Elementary

John Glenn Elementary

Bode Middle

Carden Park Elementary

Mid-Buchanan Senior High

Skaith Elementary

Pershing Elementary

Central High

Parkway Elementary

Robidoux Middle

Edison Elementary

Hyde Elementary

Pickett Elementary

Truman Middle

Spring Garden Middle

Hosea Elementary

Coleman Elementary

Lafayette High

Benton High

Lindbergh Elementary

Alternative Resource Center

Buchanan County Academy

Dekalb Junior-Senior High

Helen M Davis School

Hillyard Technical Center

Riverbend Treatment Center

Rushville Elementary

Western Recept/Diag Corr Centr

Western Region Treatment Centr

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