Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BILLINGS R-IV·NCES 290507000065
BILLINGS ELEM.
118 W MT VERNON, BILLINGS, MO 65610 · (417) 744-2552 · Christian County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
114 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
BILLINGS ELEM.→BILLINGS SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within BILLINGS R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +57.1pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +40.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 57 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 40 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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
249
+45 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.6:1
% White
93%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BILLINGS ELEM.
Located at 118 W MT VERNON, in BILLINGS, Missouri, BILLINGS ELEM. is a small elementary school that instructs 249 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by BILLINGS R-IV. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Within BILLINGS R-IV, which oversees 2 schools and 398 students, BILLINGS ELEM. is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, BILLINGS ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% Black, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Christian County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Christian County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BILLINGS 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 39.5%, a residual of -10.9 points.
Around the school, census data for Christian County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Christian County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students), BILLINGS ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BILLINGS SR. HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BILLINGS ELEM. ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BILLINGS ELEM. has ticked up 22%, going from 204 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the BILLINGS ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BILLINGS SR. HIGH0.0 mi · 149
- CLEVER ELEM.5.0 mi · 871
- MARIONVILLE HIGH5.1 mi · 208
- CLEVER HIGH5.3 mi · 397
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 468
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About BILLINGS ELEM.How large is BILLINGS ELEM.?
BILLINGS ELEM. enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does BILLINGS ELEM. serve?
BILLINGS ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at BILLINGS ELEM.?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at BILLINGS ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at BILLINGS ELEM.?
At BILLINGS ELEM., the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is BILLINGS ELEM. in?
BILLINGS ELEM. is part of BILLINGS R-IV.
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