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What's something CENTURY ELEM. does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIXA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 292253002771
CENTURY ELEM.
732 North Street, NIXA, MO 65714 · (417) 724-3800 · Christian County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
170 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (134).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Nixa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +11.7pp since 2021
Math
62.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.1% | 28.6% | 25.4% | 11.7% |
| Math | 37.6% | 25.0% | 20.3% | 16.8% |
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 | 62.7% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.9% | 57.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 52.5% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 →
Schools most like CENTURY ELEM.
CENTURY ELEM.'s state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTURY ELEM. this school | 592 | 28.7% | 61.4% |
| STONY POINT ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 474 | 25.7% | 46.5% |
| CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARY TROY | 578 | 32.0% | 37.6% |
| WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE IMPERIAL | 626 | 34.5% | 44.4% |
| Carl Junction Primary K-1 Carl Junction | 630 | 35.2% | N/A |
| STONE CREEK ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 543 | 25.4% | 53.9% |
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 CENTURY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #121 of 1,002 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #131 of 1,019 ▼ 37 | #9 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #116 of 1,018 ▲ 11 | #9 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.9pp | #89 of 943 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #75 of 1,294 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #672 of 950 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #560 of 953 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #954 of 1,165 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #56 of 251 | #3 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
592
+129 (+28%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 592 | 42.5 | 13.9:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 44.3 | 13.2:1 | 27% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 44.6 | 13.9:1 | 30% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 25% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 34.7 | 14.4:1 | 26% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 30% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTURY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (501 to 592); teachers up 22% (34.7 to 42.5).
About CENTURY ELEM.
CENTURY ELEM. serves students in NIXA, Missouri, as a large elementary school. The school has 592 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
Nixa Public Schools has a total of 11 schools and 6,792 students, CENTURY ELEM. among them.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Christian County, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at CENTURY ELEM. are from different groups.
There are 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Of all students at CENTURY ELEM., 29% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 49.1% for a school in Missouri with CENTURY ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. CENTURY ELEM. posts 61.4%.
Christian County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,437 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. CENTURY ELEM. shares Christian County with 32 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, CENTURY ELEM. is closest to JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER, about 0.6 miles away. CENTURY ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CENTURY ELEM. at 3rd of 7.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 592 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 463.
CENTURY ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nixa Public Schools
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Other schools in NIXA
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Other CENTURY Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named CENTURY Elementary. CENTURY ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Century ElementaryClovis, CA · 722 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrafton, ND · 532 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 493 students
- Century Elementary SchoolUllin, IL · 185 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER0.6 mi · 493
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,033
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 507
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.1.0 mi · 619
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.1 mi · 194
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.1 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About CENTURY ELEM.How large is CENTURY ELEM.?
CENTURY ELEM. enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does CENTURY ELEM. serve?
CENTURY ELEM. serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTURY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTURY ELEM. is approximately 13.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTURY ELEM.?
At CENTURY ELEM., the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is CENTURY ELEM. public or private?
CENTURY ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nixa Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.