CENTURY ELEM.

Located at 732 North Street, in NIXA, Missouri, CENTURY ELEM. is a roomy K-5 school that teaches 592 students (grades K through 4), operated by Nixa Public Schools. That puts it 88% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

CENTURY ELEM. is one of 11 schools operated by Nixa Public Schools, a district that teaches 6,792 students overall.

Demographically, CENTURY ELEM. records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Christian County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTURY ELEM. has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at CENTURY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, CENTURY ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.7%; CENTURY ELEM. posts 79.8%, +29.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Christian County put the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Christian County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students), CENTURY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTURY ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. CENTURY ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 592).

Inside the community feed, members of the CENTURY ELEM. community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.