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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDONALD CO. R-I·NCES 292061001100

ANDERSON ELEM.

512 CHAPMAN ST, ANDERSON, MO 64831 · (417) 223-3303 · McDonald County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
314 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
37
Kindergarten
85
Grade 1
65
Grade 2
88
Grade 3
84
Grade 4
90
Grade 5
72
Student demographics
White
41179%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
459%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 9%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Native American
204%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
285%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 0%
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
Male
28054%
Female
24146%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ANDERSON ELEM.→ANDERSON MIDDLE→MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH
Based on grade levels within MCDONALD CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
46.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +25.3pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
MO avg 48.7% . +6.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
521
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
79%
was 81%
% Hispanic
9%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ANDERSON ELEM.

Located at 512 CHAPMAN ST, in ANDERSON, Missouri, ANDERSON ELEM. is an expansive elementary school that hosts 521 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by MCDONALD CO. R-I. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so ANDERSON ELEM. sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

MCDONALD CO. R-I comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,595 students; ANDERSON ELEM. is among them.

Looking at the student body, ANDERSON ELEM. logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Native American, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against McDonald County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDERSON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 32.3%.

In the broader community, census data for McDonald County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,375 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, McDonald County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students), of which ANDERSON ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDERSON ELEM. at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. ANDERSON ELEM.'s enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 521).

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

McDonald County at a glance

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Population
23,701
Census ACS
Median income
$52,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,867 students

Quick facts

School name
ANDERSON ELEM.
District
MCDONALD CO. R-I
Address
512 CHAPMAN ST, ANDERSON, MO 64831
Phone
(417) 223-3303
County
McDonald County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
521
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
314 (60%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
292061001100
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About ANDERSON ELEM.
How many students attend ANDERSON ELEM.?
ANDERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ANDERSON ELEM. serve?
ANDERSON ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does ANDERSON ELEM. have?
ANDERSON ELEM. employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is ANDERSON ELEM.?
ANDERSON ELEM. reports a student body of 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ANDERSON ELEM.?
ANDERSON ELEM. is overseen by MCDONALD CO. R-I in McDonald County.
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