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What's the most underrated thing about BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOLIVAR R-I·NCES 290537001535
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.
1300 N HARTFORD, BOLIVAR, MO 65613 · (417) 777-5160 · Polk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
294 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 195 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 174 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 203 | 35% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BOLIVAR R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
50.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 24.5% | 37.1% | 15.5% |
| Math | 28.0% | 22.9% | 29.2% | 19.7% |
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 | 47.2% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 48.1% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. this school | 572 | 51.4% | 50.3% |
| HIGHLAND ELEM. LEWISTOWN | 520 | 49.8% | 28.3% |
| LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM. ST JAMES | 681 | 51.8% | 48.8% |
| OWENSVILLE ELEM. OWENSVILLE | 539 | 48.4% | 30.5% |
| ATHENA ELEM. DESOTO | 465 | 50.1% | 50.5% |
| BOLIVAR PRIMARY BOLIVAR | 578 | 56.6% | N/A |
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 BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #304 of 1,002 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #319 of 1,019 ▲ 20 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #400 of 1,018 ▼ 156 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #409 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #87 of 1,294 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #597 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #849 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #611 of 1,165 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #510 of 684 | N/A |
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
572
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 572 | 42.2 | 13.5:1 | 51% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 45.3 | 13.1:1 | 54% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 45.5 | 13.1:1 | 52% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 54% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 42.5 | 14.5:1 | 61% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 58% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 52% (277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH..
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (617 to 572); teachers down 1% (42.5 to 42.2).
About BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.
This page covers BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH., a large elementary school in BOLIVAR, Missouri. The student body numbers 572 students, from grades 3 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 82% larger than that.
BOLIVAR R-I runs BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,725 students in total.
The large majority of students at BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH., 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. comes in at 11%.
Federal data list 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 51%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. is 9.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.3% versus 40.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
County data help place the school in context: in Polk County, median household income is about $59,647, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Polk County number 21 and enroll about 4,965.
Nearby, BOLIVAR HIGH is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. On average proficiency, BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 540 to 572.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,444
Census ACS
Median income
$59,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOLIVAR R-I
- BOLIVAR HIGHHigh · 831 students
- BOLIVAR MIDDLEMiddle · 587 students
- BOLIVAR PRIMARYElementary · 578 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTRElementary · 157 students
Other schools in BOLIVAR
- BOLIVAR HIGHHigh · 831 students
- BOLIVAR MIDDLEMiddle · 587 students
- BOLIVAR PRIMARYElementary · 578 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTRElementary · 157 students
- Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSEElementary · 72 students
Nearby schools
- BOLIVAR HIGH0.1 mi · 831
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR0.3 mi · 157
- BOLIVAR PRIMARY0.3 mi · 578
- Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE0.7 mi · 72
- BOLIVAR MIDDLE1.5 mi · 587
- HALFWAY ELEM.8.5 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.How many students attend BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. serve?
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. is approximately 13.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. public or private?
BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH. is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOLIVAR R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.