Enrollment
57
Elementary
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALLARD R-II·NCES 290417000041
BALLARD ELEM.
10247 NE State Route 18, BUTLER, MO 64730 · (816) 297-2656 · Bates County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
33 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
BALLARD ELEM.→BALLARD HIGH
Based on grade levels within BALLARD R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 2024-25Enrollment
57
-13 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 7.6:1
% White
95%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BALLARD ELEM.
Set in BUTLER, Missouri, BALLARD ELEM. is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community, run under BALLARD R-II. It enrolls 57 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 82% below typical.
Within BALLARD R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 116 students, BALLARD ELEM. is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, BALLARD ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic. Compared to Bates County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bates County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, BALLARD ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.8%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Bates County) records that the typical household earns roughly $60,733 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. BALLARD ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Bates County (combined enrollment of about 2,514 students).
The closest other public school is BALLARD HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, BALLARD ELEM. comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 70 students in 2018 compared to 57 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 4% to 0% across the same window.
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Bates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,186
Census ACS
Median income
$60,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,514 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BUTLER
- BUTLER HIGHHigh · 476 students
- BUTLER ELEM.Elementary · 410 students
- BUTLER EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 85 students
- BALLARD HIGHHigh · 59 students
Nearby schools
- BALLARD HIGH0.0 mi · 59
- SHERWOOD MIDDLE10.3 mi · 176
- SHERWOOD HIGH10.3 mi · 221
- SHERWOOD ELEM.10.3 mi · 336
- ADRIAN ELEM.11.3 mi · 314
- ADRIAN SR. HIGH11.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About BALLARD ELEM.How many students attend BALLARD ELEM.?
BALLARD ELEM. enrolls approximately 57 students in grades PK-06.
Is BALLARD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BALLARD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does BALLARD ELEM. have?
BALLARD ELEM. employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
How diverse is BALLARD ELEM.?
BALLARD ELEM. reports a student body of 95% White, 5% Hispanic.
What district is BALLARD ELEM. in?
BALLARD ELEM. is part of BALLARD R-II.
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