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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK R-II·NCES 290603000144

BRUNSWICK ELEM.

1008 COUNTY RD, BRUNSWICK, MO 65236 · (660) 548-3777 · Chariton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
61 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Kindergarten
19
Grade 1
12
Grade 2
21
Grade 3
19
Grade 4
18
Grade 5
26
Grade 6
20
Student demographics
White
13197%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
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
Male
7052%
Female
6548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BRUNSWICK ELEM.BRUNSWICK HIGH
Based on grade levels within BRUNSWICK R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
81.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +34.7pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 35 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
135
-45 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
97%
was 87%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BRUNSWICK ELEM.

BRUNSWICK ELEM. operates as a cozy elementary-level community in BRUNSWICK, Missouri, run under BRUNSWICK R-II. Current enrollment sits at 135 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

Within BRUNSWICK R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 255 students, BRUNSWICK ELEM. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRUNSWICK ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Compared to Chariton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, BRUNSWICK ELEM. has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, BRUNSWICK ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 65.6%, a residual of +15.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chariton County indicate median household income runs about $71,520, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chariton County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 992 students), of which BRUNSWICK ELEM. is one.

BRUNSWICK HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRUNSWICK ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BRUNSWICK ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 180 (now 135). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 87% to 97%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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Chariton County at a glance

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Population
7,390
Census ACS
Median income
$71,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
992 students

Quick facts

School name
BRUNSWICK ELEM.
District
BRUNSWICK R-II
Address
1008 COUNTY RD, BRUNSWICK, MO 65236
Phone
(660) 548-3777
County
Chariton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
135
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
61 (45%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290603000144
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BRUNSWICK ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at BRUNSWICK ELEM.?
BRUNSWICK ELEM. enrolls approximately 135 students in grades PK-06.
Is BRUNSWICK ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRUNSWICK ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does BRUNSWICK ELEM. have?
BRUNSWICK ELEM. employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at BRUNSWICK ELEM.?
Student demographics at BRUNSWICK ELEM. are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is BRUNSWICK ELEM. in?
BRUNSWICK ELEM. is part of BRUNSWICK R-II.
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