APPLETON CITY ELEM.

Set in APPLETON CITY, Missouri, APPLETON CITY ELEM. is an intimate primary school, overseen by APPLETON CITY R-II. It enrolls 161 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in APPLETON CITY R-II (331 students total), APPLETON CITY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, APPLETON CITY ELEM. reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. Compared to St. Clair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, APPLETON CITY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of +12.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) records that median household earnings sit near $53,043, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, St. Clair County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,338 students), of which APPLETON CITY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: APPLETON CITY HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around APPLETON CITY ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts APPLETON CITY ELEM. at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

APPLETON CITY ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 165 students in 2018 compared to 161 in 2025.

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