Best Public Schools in Jefferson City, MO

Summary:

The city of Jefferson City, Missouri is home to 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. These schools are primarily divided between the Jefferson City and Blair Oaks R-II school districts, with a few schools under the Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled district.

The standout schools in the area are the Blair Oaks High, Blair Oaks Middle School, and Blair Oaks Intermediate, all of which are part of the high-performing Blair Oaks R-II district. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with 4 or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the schools in the Jefferson City district have more varied performance, with some strong performers like Clarence Lawson Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Middle, but also some struggling schools like East Elementary and Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary.

Overall, the data highlights the significant gap in performance between the Blair Oaks and Jefferson City school districts. The Blair Oaks schools excel in metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism, while the Jefferson City schools have more mixed results. Understanding the factors contributing to this disparity could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes across the city.

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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 Algebra II (2024)	MAP Geometry (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	MAP Physics (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 Algebra II End of Course	MAP Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	MAP Physics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H Kenneth Kirchner School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1403 Riverside Dr	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(573) 751-7142	17	4	4.2	47.1%	12 (70.6%)	3 (17.6%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Algoa Correctional Center	Public	7-12	8501 No More Victims Rd.	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(573) 751-3911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mocap Elem.School	Public, Virtual	K-5	205 Jefferson Street	Jefferson City	65102	Cole County	Mo Virtual Instruction Program	No	No	Yes	No	(573) 751-2453	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mocap High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	205 Jefferson St	Jefferson City	65102	Cole County	Mo Virtual Instruction Program	No	No	Yes	No	(573) 751-2453	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belair Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Belair	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3155	362	28	12.8	53.9%	223 (61.6%)	60 (16.6%)	45 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	60.8	343^rd of 906 public elementary schools	62.1%		60.8	344^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.7%	1	39.1	57.8	28.9				46.6		43.7	55.3	49.9											$10,418	$535	$9,883
Cedar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Vieth	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3160	326	30	10.8	43.6%	222 (68.1%)	32 (9.8%)	23 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.1%)	41.7	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%		51.8	436^th of 898 public elementary schools	51.4%	108	19.3	50.9	29.6				42.1		32.8		35.8											$12,097	$267	$11,829
East Elementary	Public	K-5	1229 E McCarty	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3165	298	29	10.2	99.3%	129 (43.3%)	95 (31.9%)	23 (7.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.8%)	28.5	669^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.2%		34.3	619^th of 898 public elementary schools	31.1%	50	22.3	10.9	21.0				37.4		29.0		39.5											$12,006	$608	$11,399
Jefferson City High	Public	9-12	609 Union	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3050	1,373	101	13.6	50.7%	835 (60.8%)	279 (20.3%)	88 (6.4%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (10.9%)	50.8	143^rd of 378 public high schools	62.2%		66.8	58^th of 352 public high schools	83.5%	85															28.3	36.1	50.5	53.4		41.1		$15,428	$1,755	$13,673
Moreau Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Hough Park	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3180	298	33	8.9	60.1%	170 (57.0%)	69 (23.2%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (14.1%)	41.5	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%		30.4	657^th of 898 public elementary schools	26.8%	109	12.3	38.8	29.8				44.3		28.7	40.7	48.1											$13,106	$777	$12,328
Nichols Career Center	Public	9-12	605 Union	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3100	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Elementary	Public	K-5	707 Linden Dr	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3185	321	28	11.3	99.4%	118 (36.8%)	131 (40.8%)	17 (5.3%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.0%)	44.6	512^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.5%		34.6	613^th of 898 public elementary schools	31.7%	101	30.7	30.0	38.9				41.3		36.4		38.9											$12,068	$415	$11,654
Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Jackson	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3170	297	31	9.4	99.7%	101 (34.0%)	133 (44.8%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.8%)	43.4	525^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.1%		34.5	616^th of 898 public elementary schools	31.4%	91	34.5	35.7	14.7						42.3	48.0	41.3											$11,935	$487	$11,448
West Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dix Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3195	339	25	13.3	52.8%	218 (64.3%)	55 (16.2%)	18 (5.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	61.1	339^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.6%		58	376^th of 898 public elementary schools	58.1%	37	32.6	62.6	39.9				39.9		49.0		46.6											$11,954	$313	$11,640
Prenger Family Center	Public	9-12	400 Stadium Blvd	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 636-5177	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southwest Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	812 St Mary's Blvd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3190	283	29	9.7	60.4%	144 (50.9%)	69 (24.4%)	29 (10.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (11.7%)								(n/a)
Lewis And Clark Middle	Public	6-8	325 Lewis And Clark Dr	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3200	962	82	11.7	53.0%	603 (62.7%)	192 (20.0%)	57 (5.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (10.8%)	54.1	205^th of 451 public middle schools	54.5%		47.6	240^th of 459 public middle schools	47.7%	35				40.1	33.6	18.9		33.5				39.7	43.2	40.6	90.8							$11,607	$2,068	$9,539
Pioneer Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Pioneer Trail	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 632-3400	448	36	12.5	50.9%	329 (73.4%)	35 (7.8%)	28 (6.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.7%)	52.7	422^nd of 906 public elementary schools	53.4%		57.6	378^th of 898 public elementary schools	57.9%	44	24.5	32.0	40.1				54.2		38.5	45.3	47.8											$10,663	$477	$10,187
Capital City High School	Public	9-12	1650 Cavalier Drive	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3286	1,317	97	13.6	43.6%	805 (61.1%)	253 (19.2%)	133 (10.1%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (7.3%)	57.6	105^th of 378 public high schools	72.2%		50.6	130^th of 352 public high schools	63.1%	25															25.6	44.7	49.9	55.7		46.7		$10,184	$1,288	$8,896
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	1201 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3250	889	79	11.2	50.8%	527 (59.3%)	177 (19.9%)	76 (8.5%)	27 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.1%)	72.4	101^st of 451 public middle schools	77.6%		61.6	159^th of 459 public middle schools	65.4%	58				42.8	43.8	41.1		40.0				42.8	48.2	52.6	92.8							$10,383	$1,683	$8,700
Clarence Lawson Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3175	442	37	11.7	50.2%	255 (57.7%)	81 (18.3%)	42 (9.5%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	73	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%		63.5	317^th of 898 public elementary schools	64.7%	97	53.8	63.0	37.8				41.7		53.1	66.1	53.8											$13,283	$1,396	$11,887
Blair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 634-2808	236	19	12.7	11.0%	217 (91.9%)	4 (1.7%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)																						$13,741	$508	$13,234
Blair Oaks High	Public	9-12	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 635-8514	438	28	15.7	8.0%	414 (94.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	73.5	47^th of 378 public high schools	87.6%		71.2	47^th of 352 public high schools	86.6%																49.9	45.4		78.0	56.5		64.6	$9,137	$79	$9,058
Blair Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	6124 Falcon Ln	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 634-2053	275	18	14.9	10.9%	262 (95.3%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	98.1	6^th of 451 public middle schools	98.7%		96.1	10^th of 459 public middle schools	97.8%	4				89.3	86.2			67.8				54.7	70.4		96.4							$9,655	$571	$9,085
Blair Oaks Intermediate	Public	3-5	6124 Falcon Lane	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Blair Oaks R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(573) 635-6864	231	17	13.7	12.6%	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	91.8	46^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.1	47^th of 898 public elementary schools	94.8%	1	66.5	67.0	70.0						62.4	67.1	67.7											$7,575	$65	$7,510

Cities Near Jefferson City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Westphalia	9.31 mi	3	77^th
Holts Summit	10.36 mi	2	240^th
Russellville	15.37 mi	2	225^th
New Bloomfield	15.61 mi	2	227^th
Eugene	15.81 mi	2	233^rd

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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.