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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARUTHERSVILLE 18·NCES 290747000216
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
900 WASHINGTON AVE, CARUTHERSVILLE, MO 63830 · (573) 333-6100 · Pemiscot County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
475 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CARUTHERSVILLE 18. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
12.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 16.0% | 44.8% | 30.2% |
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 | 24.7% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.5% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 15.9% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY this school | 475 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
| WING ELEM. SIKESTON | 359 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. CAPE GIRARDEAU | 494 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| H. BYRON MASTERSON ELEM. KENNETT | 417 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR. SIKESTON | 403 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MALDEN LOWER ELEM. MALDEN | 424 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
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 CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pemiscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #889 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #951 of 1,019 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #867 of 1,018 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #486 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #193 of 1,294 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #601 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #118 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #40 of 1,165 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #508 of 684 | N/A |
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
475
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 99% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 28.8 | 17.8:1 | 73% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 99% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 63% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 75% (630) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 38 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (513 to 475); teachers up 22% (28.8 to 35).
About CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY runs as a large elementary school in CARUTHERSVILLE, Missouri. School enrollment was 475 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
Besides CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY, CARUTHERSVILLE 18 runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 918 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY, at 45%. Other reported shares: 36% White, 14% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Pemiscot County's residents are about 24% Black, 20 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY is 4.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.4% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Pemiscot County census figures show that the median household income is $40,089, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in Pemiscot County, enrolling about 2,865 students in all.
The closest public school to CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY is CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 18.4% is below the 48.9% average for nearby schools.
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 531. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Pemiscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,958
Census ACS
Median income
$40,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARUTHERSVILLE 18
- CARUTHERSVILLE HIGHHigh · 243 students
- CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 200 students
Other schools in CARUTHERSVILLE
- CARUTHERSVILLE HIGHHigh · 243 students
- CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 200 students
- PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM.Elementary · 116 students
Nearby schools
- CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH0.7 mi · 243
- CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE0.7 mi · 200
- PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM.5.2 mi · 116
- MATHIS ELEMENTARY5.5 mi · 383
- HAYTI HIGH5.5 mi · 225
- EAST ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARYHow large is CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY?
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY serve?
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY are roughly 36% White, 4% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY?
CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY is overseen by CARUTHERSVILLE 18 in Pemiscot County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.