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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CENTRAL ELEM. this year?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEXTER R-XI·NCES 291077000361
CENTRAL ELEM.
1213 CENTRAL DR, DEXTER, MO 63841 · (573) 614-1020 · Stoddard County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
237 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 3 | 160 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 29% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEXTER R-XI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
48.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 29.2% | 41.7% | 13.9% |
| Math | 17.0% | 31.9% | 32.1% | 18.9% |
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 | 44.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 48.2% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 45.4% | 50.6% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM.'s state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEM. this school | 447 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
| HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM. HOUSE SPRINGS | 462 | 55.2% | 45.6% |
| CUBA ELEM. CUBA | 424 | 51.2% | 49.0% |
| HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY CAMDENTON | 405 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
| BUTLER ELEM. BUTLER | 410 | 55.9% | 35.2% |
| DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM. MARSHFIELD | 436 | 50.0% | 48.5% |
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 CENTRAL ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Stoddard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #299 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #366 of 1,019 ▼ 72 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #491 of 1,018 ▼ 275 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #331 of 943 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #254 of 1,294 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #307 of 950 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #767 of 953 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #581 of 1,165 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #477 of 684 | #5 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
447
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 447 | 37.3 | 12.0:1 | 53% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 37.6 | 12.3:1 | 52% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 36.3 | 12.4:1 | 53% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 36.3 | 13.5:1 | 52% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 54% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 47% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 48% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (489 to 447); teachers up 3% (36.3 to 37.3).
About CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM. is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in DEXTER, Missouri. Enrollment is 447 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 42% above average.
District-wide, DEXTER R-XI has 5 schools and 2,008 students.
White students are the large majority at CENTRAL ELEM., with 92% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Stoddard County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. CENTRAL ELEM. has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 37.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. Around 53% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Stoddard County, the average is about the same, 53%.
After adjusting for student poverty, CENTRAL ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.5%; the prediction is 40.0%.
Federal survey data for Stoddard County show that median household income is about $57,957, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CENTRAL ELEM. is among the 23 public schools in Stoddard County.
The nearest public school is T. S. HILL MIDDLE, at about 0.2 miles. CENTRAL ELEM. has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.8% proficiency; CENTRAL ELEM. posts 50.5%.
For locale, NCES codes CENTRAL ELEM. as Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 459 in 2020-21 and 447 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Discussions about CENTRAL ELEM. may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Stoddard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,470
Census ACS
Median income
$57,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEXTER R-XI
- DEXTER HIGHHigh · 553 students
- T. S. HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 475 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOLElementary · 92 students
Other schools in DEXTER
- DEXTER HIGHHigh · 553 students
- T. S. HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 475 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOLElementary · 92 students
- CROWLEY RIDGE SCHOOLCombined · 12 students
Other CENTRAL Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named CENTRAL Elementary. CENTRAL ELEM. is the 52nd largest of the 152.
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.UNION, MO · 643 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.PARK HILLS, MO · 530 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.WESTON, MO · 354 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.PIERCE CITY, MO · 341 students
Nearby schools
- T. S. HILL MIDDLE0.2 mi · 475
- DEXTER HIGH0.3 mi · 553
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY PRESCHOOL0.4 mi · 92
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.0.4 mi · 441
- CROWLEY RIDGE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 12
- BLOOMFIELD HIGH7.5 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does CENTRAL ELEM. serve?
CENTRAL ELEM. serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL ELEM. is approximately 12.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. is overseen by DEXTER R-XI in Stoddard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.