Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARIES CO. R-II·NCES 290000100048
BELLE ELEM.
402 W THIRD, BELLE, MO 65013 · (573) 859-3326 · Maries County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
122 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (37).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 52% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MARIES CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
35.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -25.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.7% | 21.9% | 37.8% | 19.5% |
| Math | 9.7% | 25.6% | 31.7% | 32.9% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 60.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 BELLE ELEM.
BELLE ELEM.'s state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLE ELEM. this school | 259 | 47.1% | 42.1% |
| ASH GROVE ELEM. ASH GROVE | 275 | 45.8% | 48.4% |
| MARION C. EARLY ELEM. MORRISVILLE | 283 | 45.9% | 35.3% |
| SMITHTON ELEM. SMITHTON | 288 | 47.9% | 33.0% |
| SKYLINE ELEM. URBANA | 295 | 46.8% | 66.3% |
| COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM. GALLATIN | 225 | 48.0% | 42.5% |
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 BELLE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #480 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #669 of 1,019 ▼ 283 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #527 of 1,018 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.1pp | #18 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #804 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #82 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #922 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #701 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #553 of 684 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
259
+22 (+9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 24.7 | 10.5:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 22.5 | 11.7:1 | 85% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 21.3 | 12.9:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 23.1 | 11.9:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 62% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 63% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 40% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (274 to 259); teachers up 7% (23.1 to 24.7).
About BELLE ELEM.
Among the schools in BELLE, Missouri, is BELLE ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 259 students.
The district, MARIES CO. R-II, operates 3 schools serving 680 students.
By race and ethnicity, BELLE ELEM. is 97% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
The school has 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Of all students at BELLE ELEM., 47% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BELLE ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 42.1% actual against 42.2% predicted.
The school is in Maries County, where median household income comes to about $59,455, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maries County's 5 public schools enroll about 927 students and include BELLE ELEM..
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, BELLE HIGH, is the closest to BELLE ELEM.. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. BELLE ELEM. comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put BELLE ELEM. in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
A 9% rise took enrollment from 237 in 2020-21 to 259 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Maries County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,450
Census ACS
Median income
$59,455
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARIES CO. R-II
- BELLE HIGHHigh · 228 students
- MARIES CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 193 students
Other BELLE Elementary schools
One other US public school is named BELLE Elementary. BELLE ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Belle Elementary SchoolBelle, WV · 255 students
Nearby schools
- BELLE HIGH0.0 mi · 228
- MARIES CO. MIDDLE5.1 mi · 193
- OSAGE CO. ELEM.13.0 mi · 280
- LINN HIGH13.0 mi · 317
- VIENNA MIDDLE13.7 mi · 88
- VIENNA ELEM.13.7 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About BELLE ELEM.How large is BELLE ELEM.?
BELLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does BELLE ELEM. serve?
BELLE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at BELLE ELEM.?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at BELLE ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELLE ELEM.?
At BELLE ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees BELLE ELEM.?
BELLE ELEM. is overseen by MARIES CO. R-II in Maries County.
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