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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 315
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within MCDONALD CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.0pp since 2021
Math
31.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -15.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 20.9% | 40.6% | 19.2% |
| Math | 10.4% | 20.9% | 34.9% | 33.6% |
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 | 40.1% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.1% | 46.5% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 ANDERSON ELEM.
ANDERSON ELEM.'s state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON ELEM. this school | 521 | 60.3% | 35.0% |
| BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY BRANSON | 578 | 61.1% | 57.7% |
| PERRYVILLE PRIMARY CENTER PERRYVILLE | 492 | 53.7% | N/A |
| EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. CASSVILLE | 457 | 62.8% | N/A |
| MORGAN CO. ELEM. VERSAILLES | 522 | 61.7% | 35.0% |
| WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 395 | 58.2% | 32.8% |
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 ANDERSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In McDonald County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #650 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #729 of 1,019 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #598 of 1,018 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.1pp | #43 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #134 of 1,294 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #447 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #485 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #453 of 1,165 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #244 of 251 | N/A |
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
521
+43 (+9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 521 | 40.9 | 12.7:1 | 60% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 40.5 | 13.1:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 42.1 | 12.2:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 67% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 40.7 | 12.7:1 | 63% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 60% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 56% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 54% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 709 | 41 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANDERSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (518 to 521); teachers unchanged (40.7 to 40.9).
About ANDERSON ELEM.
ANDERSON ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school in MCDONALD CO. R-I, located in ANDERSON, Missouri. The school counts 521 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 65% bigger than the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
MCDONALD CO. R-I is the local district for ANDERSON ELEM.. It runs 10 schools with 3,595 students.
A majority of students at ANDERSON ELEM., 79%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Native American, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 70% share among McDonald County residents. ANDERSON ELEM. has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
ANDERSON ELEM.'s 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.7:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%. Among public schools in McDonald County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, ANDERSON ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 35.0% actual against 37.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for McDonald County show that median household income is about $52,375, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANDERSON ELEM. is among the 11 public schools in McDonald County.
The school nearest to ANDERSON ELEM. is MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, ANDERSON ELEM. is 5th among 7 schools close by.
ANDERSON ELEM. is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 478 in 2020-21 and 521 in 2024-25, a 9% gain.
The ANDERSON ELEM. community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
McDonald County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in MCDONALD CO. R-I
- MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM.Elementary · 350 students
- NOEL ELEM.Middle · 349 students
- WHITE ROCK ELEM.Elementary · 347 students
- ANDERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 275 students
- NOEL PRIMARYElementary · 249 students
Other schools in ANDERSON
- MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- ANDERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 275 students
- PINEVILLE PRIMARYElementary · 109 students
Other ANDERSON Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named ANDERSON Elementary. ANDERSON ELEM. is the 7th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 585 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolBooneville, MS · 551 students
Nearby schools
- MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH0.8 mi · 1,075
- ANDERSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 275
- PINEVILLE PRIMARY3.1 mi · 109
- PINEVILLE ELEM.4.7 mi · 123
- GOODMAN ELEM.6.8 mi · 272
- NOEL ELEM.7.8 mi · 349
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.