Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAYMER C-4·NCES 290582000126
BRAYMER ELEM.
400 BOBCAT AVE, BRAYMER, MO 64624 · (660) 645-2284 · Caldwell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
88 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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
BRAYMER ELEM.→BRAYMER HIGH
Based on grade levels within BRAYMER C-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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
148
-27 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.5:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRAYMER ELEM.
BRAYMER ELEM. is an elementary school of close-knit scale in BRAYMER, Missouri, one of the schools within BRAYMER C-4, teacheing 148 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 315.
BRAYMER C-4 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 281 students; BRAYMER ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, BRAYMER ELEM. lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial. Compared to Caldwell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting BRAYMER ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Caldwell County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRAYMER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.
In the area at large, census data for Caldwell County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,806 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. BRAYMER ELEM. is one of 14 public schools in Caldwell County (combined enrollment of about 1,441 students).
Nearest neighbor: BRAYMER HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, BRAYMER ELEM. comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. BRAYMER ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 175 (now 148). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for BRAYMER ELEM. typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,927
Census ACS
Median income
$64,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,441 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BRAYMER HIGH0.0 mi · 133
- COWGILL ELEM.6.7 mi · 38
- SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO R-1 EL8.3 mi · 90
- SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO R-1 HS8.3 mi · 89
- NEW YORK ELEM.9.3 mi · 24
- BRECKENRIDGE HIGH11.6 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About BRAYMER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BRAYMER ELEM.?
BRAYMER ELEM. enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BRAYMER ELEM. serve?
BRAYMER ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRAYMER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRAYMER ELEM. is approximately 10.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BRAYMER ELEM.?
Student demographics at BRAYMER ELEM. are roughly 96% White, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is BRAYMER ELEM. in?
BRAYMER ELEM. is part of BRAYMER C-4.
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