BISMARCK R-V ELEM.

As a modestly sized K-5 school in BISMARCK, Missouri, BISMARCK R-V ELEM. caters to 207 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of BISMARCK R-V. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

BISMARCK R-V runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 446 students. BISMARCK R-V ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, BISMARCK R-V ELEM. lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BISMARCK R-V ELEM. has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Francois County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BISMARCK R-V ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 63.0%, a residual of +13.6 points.

In the area at large, St. Francois County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,477 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Francois County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), of which BISMARCK R-V ELEM. is one.

BISMARCK R-V HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, BISMARCK R-V ELEM. comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BISMARCK R-V ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 218 (now 207).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.