Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADRIAN R-III·NCES 290285000001
ADRIAN ELEM.
601 N HOUSTON, ADRIAN, MO 64720 · (816) 297-2158 · Bates County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
100 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
ADRIAN ELEM.→ADRIAN SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within ADRIAN R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
8.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
314
-22 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.6:1
% White
90%
was 99%
% Hispanic
9%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ADRIAN ELEM.
ADRIAN ELEM. operates as an average-sized elementary school in ADRIAN, Missouri, overseen by ADRIAN R-III. Current enrollment sits at 314 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within ADRIAN R-III, which oversees 2 schools and 689 students, ADRIAN ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, ADRIAN ELEM. shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, ADRIAN ELEM. reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Bates County's rate of about 41%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ADRIAN ELEM. falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.7%; this one comes in at 18.3%, -32.4 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bates County indicate median household income runs about $60,733, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bates County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,514 students), of which ADRIAN ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: ADRIAN SR. HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ADRIAN ELEM. at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.8%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 314 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 99% to 90% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Bates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,186
Census ACS
Median income
$60,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,514 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ADRIAN SR. HIGH0.1 mi · 375
- ARCHIE HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 278
- ARCHIE ELEMENTARY5.9 mi · 291
- BUTLER ELEM.9.8 mi · 410
- BUTLER EARLY CHILDHOOD10.1 mi · 85
- BUTLER HIGH10.2 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About ADRIAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at ADRIAN ELEM.?
ADRIAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ADRIAN ELEM. serve?
ADRIAN ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ADRIAN ELEM.?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at ADRIAN ELEM..
How diverse is ADRIAN ELEM.?
ADRIAN ELEM. reports a student body of 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is ADRIAN ELEM. in?
ADRIAN ELEM. is part of ADRIAN R-III.
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