Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLER R-II·NCES 292100001146
CENTRAL ELEM.
108 S HWY 39, MILLER, MO 65707 · (417) 452-3512 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
201 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
CENTRAL ELEM.→MILLER HIGH
Based on grade levels within MILLER R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
44.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.5% | 20.7% | 42.2% | 19.4% |
| Math | 16.2% | 27.9% | 34.4% | 21.4% |
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 | 38.2% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 36.4% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEM. this school | 310 | 64.8% | 44.0% |
| SCHUYLER CO. ELEM. QUEEN CITY | 330 | 65.2% | 30.9% |
| DIAMOND ELEM. DIAMOND | 332 | 61.7% | 23.1% |
| WOODLAND ELEM. Marble Hill | 367 | 67.0% | 40.6% |
| SCOTT CITY ELEM. SCOTT CITY | 282 | 68.1% | 23.0% |
| WILDER ELEM. MANSFIELD | 312 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
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 Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #445 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #462 of 1,019 ▼ 80 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #636 of 1,018 ▼ 135 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #244 of 943 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #671 of 1,294 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #600 of 950 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #788 of 953 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #376 of 1,165 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #222 of 251 | 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
310
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 310 | 22.9 | 13.6:1 | 65% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 22.5 | 13.6:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 22.5 | 13.3:1 | 64% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 62% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 21.5 | 14.2:1 | 74% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 69% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 69% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 18 | 11.7:1 | 51% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 18 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (305 to 310); teachers up 7% (21.5 to 22.9).
About CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in MILLER, Missouri. The school counted 310 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
CENTRAL ELEM. is run by MILLER R-II, whose 2 schools enroll 580 students.
Of every 100 students at CENTRAL ELEM., about 93 are White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
CENTRAL ELEM. has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is 1.1 students per teacher. At CENTRAL ELEM., 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Lawrence County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.6%.
Census data for Lawrence County show the median household earns about $61,215 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting CENTRAL ELEM., Lawrence County has 24 public schools.
MILLER HIGH sits about 0.5 miles from CENTRAL ELEM.. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. CENTRAL ELEM. places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
CENTRAL ELEM. is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 294 to 310.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other CENTRAL Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named CENTRAL Elementary. CENTRAL ELEM. is the 108th 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.DEXTER, MO · 447 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.WESTON, MO · 354 students
Nearby schools
- MILLER HIGH0.5 mi · 270
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE6.9 mi · 303
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH7.0 mi · 474
- MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.7.1 mi · 26
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE8.0 mi · 345
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER8.3 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEM.How many students attend CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CENTRAL ELEM. serve?
CENTRAL ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does CENTRAL ELEM. have?
CENTRAL ELEM. employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. is overseen by MILLER R-II in Lawrence County.
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