Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASH GROVE R-IV·NCES 290327000026
BOIS D'ARC ELEM.
10315 W STATE HWY T, BOIS D'ARC, MO 65612 · (417) 742-2203 · Greene County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
84 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
BOIS D'ARC ELEM.→ASH GROVE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ASH GROVE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
MO avg 48.7% . -20.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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
178
+26 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.4:1
% White
91%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOIS D'ARC ELEM.
BOIS D'ARC ELEM., an one-room-style middle school in BOIS D'ARC, Missouri, overseen by ASH GROVE R-IV, enrolls 178 students, covering grades 4 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 61% smaller than the state mean of about 461.
ASH GROVE R-IV comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 786 students; BOIS D'ARC ELEM. is among them.
In terms of who attends, BOIS D'ARC ELEM. lists that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BOIS D'ARC ELEM. has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting BOIS D'ARC ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at BOIS D'ARC ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOIS D'ARC ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.2%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household income runs about $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BOIS D'ARC ELEM. is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).
The closest other public school is WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM., roughly 4.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOIS D'ARC ELEM. at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 97% to 91%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ASH GROVE R-IV
- ASH GROVE HIGHHigh · 333 students
- ASH GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.4.9 mi · 404
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.5.2 mi · 340
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH5.3 mi · 356
- ASH GROVE ELEM.5.8 mi · 275
- ASH GROVE HIGH5.8 mi · 333
- WILLARD MIDDLE5.9 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About BOIS D'ARC ELEM.How large is BOIS D'ARC ELEM.?
BOIS D'ARC ELEM. enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 04-06.
Is BOIS D'ARC ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOIS D'ARC ELEM. is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOIS D'ARC ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOIS D'ARC ELEM. is approximately 14.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOIS D'ARC ELEM.?
At BOIS D'ARC ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is BOIS D'ARC ELEM. in?
BOIS D'ARC ELEM. is part of ASH GROVE R-IV.
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