Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR CO. R-II·NCES 290579000124
ADAIR CO. ELEM.
205 W DEWEY, BRASHEAR, MO 63533 · (660) 323-5272 · Adair County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
35 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ADAIR CO. ELEM.→ADAIR CO. HIGH
Based on grade levels within ADAIR CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MO avg 49.5%
Math
46.1%
MO avg 48.7%
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
73
-4 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 7.4:1
% White
97%
was 97%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ADAIR CO. ELEM.
ADAIR CO. ELEM. is an one-room-style elementary-level community in BRASHEAR, Missouri, part of ADAIR CO. R-II. The school enrolls 73 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 77% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Within ADAIR CO. R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 144 students, ADAIR CO. ELEM. is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, ADAIR CO. ELEM. reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Native American. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at ADAIR CO. ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, ADAIR CO. ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.6%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Adair County indicate median household income runs about $61,536, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ADAIR CO. ELEM. is one of 9 public schools in Adair County (combined enrollment of about 2,724 students).
ADAIR CO. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ADAIR CO. ELEM. comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 7.4:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 today.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,301
Census ACS
Median income
$61,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ADAIR CO. HIGH0.0 mi · 71
- KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY9.9 mi · 539
- RAY MILLER ELEM.9.9 mi · 530
- WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 514
- KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH10.1 mi · 791
- LA PLATA HIGH10.5 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About ADAIR CO. ELEM.How large is ADAIR CO. ELEM.?
ADAIR CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 73 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does ADAIR CO. ELEM. serve?
ADAIR CO. ELEM. serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADAIR CO. ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADAIR CO. ELEM. is approximately 6.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ADAIR CO. ELEM.?
At ADAIR CO. ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White.
Is ADAIR CO. ELEM. public or private?
ADAIR CO. ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ADAIR CO. R-II.
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