Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTON R-IV·NCES 290306000015
Alton Elementary
500 School Street, Alton, MO 65606 · (417) 778-7217 · Oregon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
208 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Alton Elementary→Alton High
Based on grade levels within ALTON R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -41.5pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +44.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 42 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 45 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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
290
-104 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.7:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Alton Elementary
Located at 500 School Street, in Alton, Missouri, Alton Elementary is a medium-sized primary school that works with 290 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by ALTON R-IV.
ALTON R-IV comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 571 students; Alton Elementary is among them.
Demographically, Alton Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Alton Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Alton Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Oregon County's rate of about 62%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Oregon County shows median household earnings sit near $43,069, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. In all, Oregon County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students), of which Alton Elementary is one.
Alton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alton Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Alton Elementary's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 290). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.
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Oregon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,673
Census ACS
Median income
$43,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Alton High0.0 mi · 281
- COUCH HIGH11.5 mi · 92
- COUCH ELEM.11.5 mi · 94
- THAYER SR. HIGH13.6 mi · 359
- THAYER ELEM.13.6 mi · 421
- KOSHKONONG ELEM.15.0 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Alton ElementaryHow many students attend Alton Elementary?
Alton Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-05.
Is Alton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Alton Elementary?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Alton Elementary.
How diverse is Alton Elementary?
Alton Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Alton Elementary?
Alton Elementary is overseen by ALTON R-IV in Oregon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.