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
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.3pp since 2021
Math
43.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -20.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 30.8% | 38.9% | 11.0% |
| Math | 22.0% | 21.3% | 35.2% | 21.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 51.3% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 63.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like ADVANCE ELEM.
ADVANCE ELEM.'s state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCE ELEM. this school | 240 | 46.3% | 46.3% |
| BILLINGS ELEM. BILLINGS | 249 | 45.8% | 22.8% |
| JASPER CO. ELEM. JASPER | 241 | 47.3% | 47.8% |
| SALISBURY ELEM. SALISBURY | 231 | 48.9% | 51.0% |
| GREENFIELD ELEM. GREENFIELD | 235 | 51.1% | 16.8% |
| DENT-PHELPS ELEM. SALEM | 256 | 50.0% | 41.7% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ADVANCE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Stoddard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #386 of 1,002 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #477 of 1,019 ▼ 160 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #340 of 1,018 ▼ 35 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.3pp | #16 of 943 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #854 of 1,294 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #375 of 950 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #855 of 953 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #718 of 1,165 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #431 of 684 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
240
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 19.5 | 12.3:1 | 46% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 19.5 | 12.4:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 18.5 | 12.8:1 | 46% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 64% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 20.5 | 13.1:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 59% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 59% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 49% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 15 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADVANCE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (268 to 240); teachers down 5% (20.5 to 19.5).
About ADVANCE ELEM.
ADVANCE ELEM. is an elementary school in ADVANCE, Missouri, and it is part of ADVANCE R-IV. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 240 students in 2024-25. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
ADVANCE R-IV is responsible for 2 schools, ADVANCE ELEM. included, with 428 students in all.
Roughly 95% of students at ADVANCE ELEM. are White. Other students are 3% Black. Stoddard County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ADVANCE ELEM. scores 10%.
Teacher count: 19.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 12.4:1. Roughly 46% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
ADVANCE ELEM. earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ADVANCE ELEM. is 3.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.3% actual, 42.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the wider Stoddard County area, the median household earns about $57,957 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Stoddard County, 23 public schools serve about 4,712 students.
ADVANCE ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from ADVANCE HIGH, its nearest public school. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, ADVANCE ELEM. ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, ADVANCE ELEM. is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (236) and 2024-25 (240).
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at ADVANCE ELEM.. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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.