BARTLEY ELEM.

BARTLEY ELEM. operates as an intimate elementary-level community in FULTON, Missouri, overseen by FULTON 58. Current enrollment sits at 224 students spanning grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

BARTLEY ELEM. is one of 6 schools operated by FULTON 58, a district that instructs 2,281 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BARTLEY ELEM. logs that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 14% multiracial, 12% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BARTLEY ELEM. has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BARTLEY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Callaway County indicate median household income runs about $74,176, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Callaway County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,396 students), of which BARTLEY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCINTIRE ELEM., around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BARTLEY ELEM.. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARTLEY ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BARTLEY ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 224). The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.