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How has BOSWELL ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEBANON R-III·NCES 291827000974
BOSWELL ELEM.
695 MILLCREEK, LEBANON, MO 65536 · (417) 657-6400 · Laclede County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
382 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 4 | 290 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 291 | 50% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
BOSWELL ELEM.→LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LEBANON R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
MO avg 49.5% . -26.6pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 53.6% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
Where BOSWELL ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Laclede County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #683 of 968 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #709 of 974 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #761 of 974 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #81 of 1,294 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #730 of 950 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #679 of 953 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #366 of 1,165 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #396 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 581 | 40.6 | 14.3:1 | 66% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.5 | 14.4:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 61% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 67% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 39.5 | 16.7:1 | 66% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 58% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 62% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 46% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOSWELL ELEM..
About BOSWELL ELEM.
BOSWELL ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in LEBANON, Missouri. The school has 581 students in 2024-25 across grades 4 through 5. Elementary schools in Missouri have about 315 students on average; enrollment here is 84% higher.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in LEBANON R-III totals 4,410 students.
At BOSWELL ELEM., 89% of students are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Laclede County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BOSWELL ELEM. scores 20%.
Its staff includes 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 66% of students at BOSWELL ELEM. can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Laclede County is similar, at 64%.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BOSWELL ELEM.'s results are 7.1 points below predicted: 42.9% against 50.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Laclede County show that median household income comes to about $53,282, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 5,763 students.
BOSWELL ELEM. is about 0.9 miles from MAPLECREST ELEM., its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On proficiency, BOSWELL ELEM. is behind the 51.4% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 603 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 581 by 2024-25.
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Laclede County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,390
Census ACS
Median income
$53,282
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,763 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEBANON R-III
- LEBANON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,439 students
- LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 859 students
- MAPLECREST ELEM.Elementary · 656 students
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld CntrElementary · 266 students
- HILLCREST EDUCATION CENTERHigh
Other schools in LEBANON
- LEBANON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,439 students
- LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 859 students
- MAPLECREST ELEM.Elementary · 656 students
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- JOEL E. BARBER ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld CntrElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLECREST ELEM.0.9 mi · 656
- JOE D. ESTHER ELEM.0.9 mi · 609
- LEBANON SR. HIGH1.4 mi · 1,439
- Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr1.8 mi · 266
- LEBANON MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 859
- JOEL E. BARBER ELEM.4.9 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About BOSWELL ELEM.How many students attend BOSWELL ELEM.?
BOSWELL ELEM. enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does BOSWELL ELEM. serve?
BOSWELL ELEM. serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many teachers does BOSWELL ELEM. have?
BOSWELL ELEM. employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BOSWELL ELEM.?
Student demographics at BOSWELL ELEM. are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BOSWELL ELEM. public or private?
BOSWELL ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEBANON R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.