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
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
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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -27.0pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
MO avg 48.7% . -31.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 27 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 31 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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
310
+5 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
% White
93%
was 92%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM. is a reasonably sized elementary campus in MILLER, Missouri, overseen by MILLER R-II. The school teaches 310 students in grades pre-K through 6.
MILLER R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 580 students. CENTRAL ELEM. is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CENTRAL ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at CENTRAL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lawrence County (around 55%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +1.4 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lawrence County put median household income runs about $61,215, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. CENTRAL ELEM. is one of 24 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students).
MILLER HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, CENTRAL ELEM. comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. CENTRAL ELEM.'s enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 310).
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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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