Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADVANCE R-IV·NCES 290288000003
ADVANCE ELEM.
201 SCHOOL STREET, ADVANCE, MO 63730 · (573) 722-3564 · Stoddard County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
111 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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
ADVANCE ELEM.→ADVANCE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ADVANCE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +18.2pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +22.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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
240
-28 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ADVANCE ELEM.
ADVANCE ELEM. is a small elementary-level community in ADVANCE, Missouri, one of the schools within ADVANCE R-IV. The school instructs 240 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.
ADVANCE ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by ADVANCE R-IV, a district that works with 428 students overall.
On the student-mix side, ADVANCE ELEM. logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder is composed of 3% Black. Compared to Stoddard County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ADVANCE ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 40.7%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Stoddard County) records that the typical household earns roughly $57,957 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Stoddard County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,712 students), of which ADVANCE ELEM. is one.
ADVANCE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ADVANCE ELEM. comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.
ADVANCE ELEM. operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ADVANCE ELEM. has decreased 10%, going from 268 students in 2018 to 240 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for ADVANCE ELEM. typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stoddard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,470
Census ACS
Median income
$57,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADVANCE R-IV
- ADVANCE HIGHHigh · 188 students
- ADVANCE PRESCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- ADVANCE HIGH0.1 mi · 188
- BELL CITY ELEM.7.8 mi · 105
- BELL CITY HIGH7.8 mi · 91
- ZALMA HIGH9.9 mi · 73
- ZALMA ELEM.10.0 mi · 101
- LEOPOLD HIGH10.3 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About ADVANCE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at ADVANCE ELEM.?
ADVANCE ELEM. enrolls approximately 240 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does ADVANCE ELEM. serve?
ADVANCE ELEM. serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ADVANCE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ADVANCE ELEM. is approximately 12.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ADVANCE ELEM.?
At ADVANCE ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is ADVANCE ELEM. public or private?
ADVANCE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ADVANCE R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.