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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARL JUNCTION R-I·NCES 290735000197
Carl Junction Primary 2-3
206 S Roney, Carl Junction, MO 64834 · (417) 649-7034 · Jasper County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
205 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 251 | 51% |
| Grade 3 | 239 | 49% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CARL JUNCTION R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.6pp since 2021
Math
37.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -13.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.5% | 27.5% | 31.0% | 20.9% |
| Math | 13.9% | 23.5% | 35.8% | 26.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.6% | 51.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like Carl Junction Primary 2-3
Carl Junction Primary 2-3's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Junction Primary 2-3 this school | 490 | 41.8% | 45.8% |
| SWEENY ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 481 | 39.9% | 66.6% |
| SOUTH ELEM. OZARK | 505 | 44.0% | 67.6% |
| CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | 466 | 40.8% | 37.0% |
| OAK GROVE PRIMARY OAK GROVE | 503 | 39.8% | N/A |
| SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 457 | 40.7% | 63.1% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carl Junction Primary 2-3 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #397 of 1,002 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #620 of 1,019 ▼ 221 | #17 of 23 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #379 of 1,018 ▼ 118 | #8 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.1pp | #65 of 943 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #177 of 1,294 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #488 of 950 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #538 of 953 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #787 of 1,165 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #111 of 251 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 37.9 | 12.9:1 | 42% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 36.3 | 13.9:1 | 48% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 34.8 | 14.9:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 31.1 | 14.4:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 38% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Junction Primary 2-3.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (447 to 490); teachers up 22% (31.1 to 37.9).
About Carl Junction Primary 2-3
This page covers Carl Junction Primary 2-3, a large elementary school in Carl Junction, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 490 students in grades 2 through 3. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 56% above average.
The district, CARL JUNCTION R-I, operates 6 schools serving 3,331 students.
White students are the large majority at Carl Junction Primary 2-3, with 82% of enrollment. Next come 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The White share in Jasper County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. By the diversity index, Carl Junction Primary 2-3 comes in at 31%.
The school reported 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. Eligible students account for 42% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Jasper County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Carl Junction Primary 2-3 a B-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.2%.
Jasper County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,694, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Jasper County number 49 and enroll about 21,177.
The school nearest to Carl Junction Primary 2-3 is Carl Junction Intermediate, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Carl Junction Primary 2-3 places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Carl Junction Primary 2-3 in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 487 in 2020-21, 490 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.2:1 to 12.9:1.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARL JUNCTION R-I
- Carl Junction High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Jr. HighMiddle · 500 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Other schools in Carl Junction
- Carl Junction High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Jr. HighMiddle · 500 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Junction Intermediate0.1 mi · 769
- Carl Junction Satellite School0.1 mi · 18
- Carl Junction Primary K-10.1 mi · 630
- Carl Junction Jr. High0.4 mi · 500
- Carl Junction High School0.4 mi · 924
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.5.1 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Junction Primary 2-3What is the total enrollment at Carl Junction Primary 2-3?
Carl Junction Primary 2-3 enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 02-03.
Is Carl Junction Primary 2-3 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carl Junction Primary 2-3 is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Carl Junction Primary 2-3 have?
Carl Junction Primary 2-3 employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Carl Junction Primary 2-3?
Student demographics at Carl Junction Primary 2-3 are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Carl Junction Primary 2-3 public or private?
Carl Junction Primary 2-3 is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARL JUNCTION R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.