Best Public Schools in Zip Code 64060

Summary:

The 64060 zip code area is home to 7 schools, all part of the Kearney R-I school district, which is ranked 44 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating. The schools include 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, with a mix of performance levels.

Kearney High School stands out as the top performer, ranked 17th out of 378 Missouri high schools with a 5-star rating. It boasts a 96.3% four-year graduation rate, low 0.6% dropout rate, and strong test scores, with 53.4% proficient or better in MAP/Biology I, 69.4% in MAP/English II, and 52% in MAP/Government. Kearney Middle School is also a high performer, ranked 36th out of 451 Missouri middle schools with a 5-star rating and excellent test scores.

Among the elementary schools, Hawthorne Elementary stands out, ranked 218th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools with a 4-star rating and impressive test scores. The other elementary schools, such as Southview, Dogwood, Kearney, and Lens, show more variation in performance, suggesting the district may need to focus on improving the lower-performing elementary schools to ensure consistent quality across all grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Government (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 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kearney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 628-4113	240	19	12.5	30.4%	209 (87.1%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	51	444^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.0%		65.3	300^th of 898 public elementary schools	66.6%	144	53.7	46.3	33.3				24.2		58.9		33.2								$12,453	$405	$12,048
Kearney High	Public	10-12	715 E 19th St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4585	804	58	13.9	12.8%	739 (91.9%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	85.3	17^th of 378 public high schools	95.5%		91.3	3^rd of 352 public high schools	99.1%	14																53.4	69.4	52.0	$11,500	$178	$11,322
Southview Elementary	Public	K-5	7 S Campus Dr	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4652	458	31	14.9	15.7%	417 (91.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	82.5	132^nd of 906 public elementary schools	85.4%		82.9	120^th of 898 public elementary schools	86.6%	12	38.6	69.7	64.3				72.5		43.9	76.6	73.9								$10,172	$273	$9,900
Kearney Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	2215 S Campus St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-2650	534	37	14.5	19.3%	499 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)								(n/a)						63.3		49.9						65.5	64.7				$10,142	$310	$9,832
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 S Jefferson	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4114	265	22	12.2	13.6%	237 (89.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	73.1	218^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.9%		86.4	91^st of 898 public elementary schools	89.9%	127	44.6	57.7	62.7				44.1												$11,758	$332	$11,425
Kearney Middle	Public	6-7	200 E 5th St	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4115	558	43	12.8	19.4%	490 (87.8%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	87.9	36^th of 451 public middle schools	92.0%		90	29^th of 459 public middle schools	93.7%	7				66.3	68.0							46.2	46.6						$12,286	$413	$11,873
Kearney Early Education Center	Public	PK	150 W State Route 92	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4650	77	8	10.2	27.3%	58 (75.3%)	2 (2.6%)	11 (14.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Lens	Public	3-5	2215 South Campus Drive	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 628-4798	127	8	15.8	26.0%	114 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	75.5	191^st of 906 public elementary schools	78.9%		69.2	255^th of 898 public elementary schools	71.6%	64		28.9					75.5		61.7		68.8								$8,064	$112	$7,952
Dogwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy	Kearney	64060	Clay County	Kearney R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 903-1400	437	31	14.1	18.5%	384 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	56	385^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.5%		69.7	246^th of 898 public elementary schools	72.6%	139	32.7	34.3	51.3				41.4		54.6	44.7	41.4								$9,949	$300	$9,649

Cities Near Zip Code 64060

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kearney	0.06 mi	9	61^st
Lawson	5.73 mi	4	105^th
Excelsior Springs	5.83 mi	8	248^th
Liberty	6.69 mi	18	108^th
Kansas City	8.78 mi	168	296^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.

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