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BUTLER ELEM.

4 N HIGH ST, BUTLER, MO 64730 · (660) 679-6591 · Bates County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
229 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Kindergarten
70
Grade 1
64
Grade 2
68
Grade 3
74
Grade 4
66
Grade 5
68
Student demographics
White
37591%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
195%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 3% · 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
22354%
Female
18746%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BUTLER ELEM.→BUTLER HIGH
Feeds from
BUTLER EARLY CHILDHOODPK–PK
Based on grade levels within BUTLER R-V. 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
70.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +30.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% 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
410
-96 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.6:1
% White
91%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BUTLER ELEM.

Set in BUTLER, Missouri, BUTLER ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary campus, part of BUTLER R-V. It teaches 410 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so BUTLER ELEM. sits 30% larger than that benchmark.

BUTLER R-V runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 971 students. BUTLER ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, BUTLER ELEM. lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BUTLER ELEM. has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting BUTLER ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at BUTLER ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bates County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BUTLER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bates County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,733, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BUTLER ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Bates County (combined enrollment of about 2,514 students).

BUTLER EARLY CHILDHOOD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BUTLER ELEM. comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUTLER ELEM. has contracted 19%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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Bates County at a glance

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Population
16,186
Census ACS
Median income
$60,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,514 students

Quick facts

School name
BUTLER ELEM.
District
BUTLER R-V
Address
4 N HIGH ST, BUTLER, MO 64730
Phone
(660) 679-6591
County
Bates County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
410
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
229 (56%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290636000157
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BUTLER ELEM.
How many students attend BUTLER ELEM.?
BUTLER ELEM. enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
Is BUTLER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BUTLER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUTLER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUTLER ELEM. is approximately 11.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BUTLER ELEM.?
Student demographics at BUTLER ELEM. are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BUTLER ELEM.?
BUTLER ELEM. is overseen by BUTLER R-V in Bates County.
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