Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA C-3·NCES 290348000029
ATLANTA ELEM.
600 S ATTERBERRY, ATLANTA, MO 63530 · (660) 239-4211 · Macon County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
45 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
ATLANTA ELEM.→ATLANTA HIGH
Based on grade levels within ATLANTA C-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +36.3pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +23.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
112
+7 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.0:1
% White
96%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ATLANTA ELEM.
ATLANTA ELEM. is a micro-enrollment primary school in ATLANTA, Missouri, one of the schools within ATLANTA C-3. The school works with 112 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so ATLANTA ELEM. sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.
ATLANTA C-3 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 200 students; ATLANTA ELEM. is among them.
Looking at the student body, ATLANTA ELEM. records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting ATLANTA ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 40% of students at ATLANTA ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ATLANTA ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of -13.1 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Macon County shows median household income runs about $62,357, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ATLANTA ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students).
Nearest neighbor: ATLANTA HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ATLANTA ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.2%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 105 students in 2018 compared to 112 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,163
Census ACS
Median income
$62,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ATLANTA C-3
- ATLANTA HIGHHigh · 88 students
- Virtual Prep Academy of MOCombined
Other schools in ATLANTA
- ATLANTA HIGHHigh · 88 students
- Virtual Prep Academy of MOCombined
Nearby schools
- ATLANTA HIGH0.0 mi · 88
- LA PLATA ELEM.9.0 mi · 145
- LA PLATA HIGH9.0 mi · 150
- MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL10.3 mi · 275
- MACON SENIOR HIGH10.3 mi · 390
- MACON ELEMENTARY10.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About ATLANTA ELEM.How large is ATLANTA ELEM.?
ATLANTA ELEM. enrolls approximately 112 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does ATLANTA ELEM. serve?
ATLANTA ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ATLANTA ELEM.?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at ATLANTA ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at ATLANTA ELEM.?
At ATLANTA ELEM., the student body is approximately 96% White, 4% Two or more.
Is ATLANTA ELEM. public or private?
ATLANTA ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ATLANTA C-3.
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