Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 291619002288
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.
2715 STATE RD AA, HOLTS SUMMIT, MO 65043 · (573) 896-5051 · Callaway County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
122 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +30.0pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
MO avg 48.7% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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
224
-63 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
% White
83%
was 78%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
3%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.
Set in HOLTS SUMMIT, Missouri, CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. is a cozy elementary school, operated by JEFFERSON CITY. It works with 224 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.
JEFFERSON CITY comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,491 students; CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. is among them.
In terms of who attends, CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school lists 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Callaway County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 67.2%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Callaway County shows median household income runs about $74,176, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. is one of 25 public schools in Callaway County (combined enrollment of about 5,396 students).
The closest other public school is NORTH ELEM., roughly 2.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.9%.
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 224). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 8% to 3%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
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Callaway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,741
Census ACS
Median income
$74,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JEFFERSON CITY
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGHHigh · 1,353 students
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · 966 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH ELEM.2.0 mi · 367
- NEW BLOOMFIELD ELEM.3.8 mi · 403
- NEW BLOOMFIELD HIGH3.9 mi · 309
- H KENNETH KIRCHNER SCHOOL7.5 mi · 16
- EAST ELEM.7.9 mi · 286
- SOUTHWEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR8.0 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.?
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
Is CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM.?
At CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM., the student body is approximately 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. public or private?
CALLAWAY HILLS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JEFFERSON CITY.
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