Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V·NCES 292853002670
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
611 BEASLEY RD, STEELE, MO 63877 · (573) 695-4781 · Pemiscot County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
235 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 ELEMENTARY→SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
3.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -36.2pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
MO avg 48.7% . -22.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 3 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 36 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 22 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
235
-92 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.2:1
% White
59%
was 67%
% Hispanic
9%
was 4%
% Black
23%
was 20%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of cozy scale in STEELE, Missouri, part of SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V, caters to 235 students in grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CENTRAL ELEMENTARY sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.
SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 578 students. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.
Around the school, census data for Pemiscot County shows median household earnings sit near $40,089, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one of 18 public schools in Pemiscot County (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students).
Nearest neighbor: SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL ELEMENTARY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.9%.
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has shrank 28%, going from 327 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 67% to 59%.
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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 SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V
- SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGHHigh · 263 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 80 students
Other schools in STEELE
- SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGHHigh · 263 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH0.1 mi · 263
- EAST ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 80
- COOTER HIGH2.6 mi · 122
- COOTER ELEM.2.6 mi · 79
- PEMISCOT CO. R-III ELEM.7.5 mi · 116
- DELTA C-7 HIGH8.4 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARYHow large is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY serve?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY have?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
At CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL ELEMENTARY?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is overseen by SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V in Pemiscot County.
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