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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
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
Based on grade levels within Nixa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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
592
+91 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
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 CHILDHOOD CENTER1.1 mi · 88
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.1 mi · 194
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.