Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELL CITY R-II·NCES 290453000046
BELL CITY ELEM.
25254 WALNUT ST, BELL CITY, MO 63735 · (573) 733-4444 · Stoddard County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
59 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
BELL CITY ELEM.→BELL CITY HIGH
Based on grade levels within BELL CITY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +19.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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
105
-16 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 16.2:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BELL CITY ELEM.
Located at 25254 WALNUT ST, in BELL CITY, Missouri, BELL CITY ELEM. is a minimally staffed elementary-level community that hosts 105 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within BELL CITY R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 315.
BELL CITY ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by BELL CITY R-II, a district that instructs 196 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BELL CITY ELEM. logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Stoddard County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, BELL CITY ELEM. logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting BELL CITY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELL CITY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Stoddard County shows median household earnings sit near $57,957, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Stoddard County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,712 students), BELL CITY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BELL CITY HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BELL CITY ELEM. at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 43.4%.
BELL CITY ELEM. operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELL CITY ELEM. has declined 13%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.
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Stoddard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,470
Census ACS
Median income
$57,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BELL CITY HIGH0.1 mi · 91
- ADVANCE HIGH7.8 mi · 188
- ADVANCE ELEM.7.8 mi · 240
- ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 139
- ORAN HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 165
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH11.3 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About BELL CITY ELEM.How many students attend BELL CITY ELEM.?
BELL CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 105 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does BELL CITY ELEM. serve?
BELL CITY ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at BELL CITY ELEM.?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at BELL CITY ELEM..
What is the student diversity at BELL CITY ELEM.?
Student demographics at BELL CITY ELEM. are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BELL CITY ELEM.?
BELL CITY ELEM. is overseen by BELL CITY R-II in Stoddard County.
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