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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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
-78 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOSWELL ELEM.
Located at 695 MILLCREEK, in LEBANON, Missouri, BOSWELL ELEM. is a well-populated K-5 school that enrolls 581 students (grades 4 through 5), run under LEBANON R-III. Enrollment runs roughly 84% larger than the state mean of about 315.
LEBANON R-III runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,410 students. BOSWELL ELEM. is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, BOSWELL ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Laclede County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at BOSWELL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOSWELL ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Laclede County) shows that median household income runs about $53,282, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Laclede County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,763 students), of which BOSWELL ELEM. is one.
MAPLECREST ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOSWELL ELEM. at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 51.4%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOSWELL ELEM. has declined 12%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 581 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
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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.