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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
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools

Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 315
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1110%
Grade 11816%
Grade 21513%
Grade 31110%
Grade 41917%
Grade 51917%
Grade 61917%

This year's kindergarten class (11) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (19).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
10896%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6054%
Female
5246%

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.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
62.0%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
66.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 17 points since 2021.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts27.2%34.8%27.2%10.6%
Math45.4%21.2%22.7%10.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.0%66.6%
2023-2449.9%54.2%
2022-2353.3%59.7%
2021-22N/A50.0%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 ATLANTA ELEM.

ATLANTA ELEM.'s state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ATLANTA ELEM. this school11240.2%58.0%
MARION CO. ELEM.
PHILADELPHIA
10940.4%77.6%
HARDIN-CENTRAL ELEM.
HARDIN
11040.9%N/A
NORTH HARRISON ELEM.
EAGLEVILLE
11138.7%70.9%
OTTERVILLE ELEM.
OTTERVILLE
11537.4%18.4%
MIAMI ELEM.
AMORET
10337.9%36.3%
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 ATLANTA ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Macon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#162 of 1,002N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.6%#82 of 1,019
▲ 166
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#129 of 1,018
▲ 190
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
112#1,138 of 1,294#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.2%#811 of 1,165N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
112
+14 (+14%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511211.110.1:140% (45)
2023-2411510.710.8:146% (53)
2022-2310610.510.1:142% (44)
2020-2198109.8:154% (53)
2017-1810510.510.0:155% (58)
2015-161011010.1:150% (50)
2010-111151011.5:140% (46)
2000-0193713.3:167% (62)
1990-9197109.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ATLANTA ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (105 to 112); teachers up 6% (10.5 to 11.1).

About ATLANTA ELEM.

ATLANTA ELEM. is a very small elementary school. Its address is in ATLANTA, Missouri. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 112 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.

The ATLANTA C-3 system has 2 schools and 200 students.

The share of students at ATLANTA ELEM. who are White is 96%. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.

Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. In all, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

ATLANTA ELEM. earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Missouri public elementary schools.

In Missouri, ATLANTA ELEM. is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.0% actual against a predicted 44.8%.

The school's county is Macon County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,357 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. ATLANTA ELEM. shares Macon County with 14 other public schools.

ATLANTA HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. ATLANTA ELEM. is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment rose by 14% across 4 years, from 98 in 2020-21 to 112 in 2024-25.

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Macon County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ATLANTA ELEM.
District
ATLANTA C-3
Address
600 S ATTERBERRY, ATLANTA, MO 63530
Phone
(660) 239-4211
County
Macon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
45 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
290348000029
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named ATLANTA Elementary. ATLANTA ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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