Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAFFEE R-II·NCES 290846000247
CHAFFEE ELEM.
408 ELLIOTT AVE, CHAFFEE, MO 63740 · (573) 887-3244 · Scott County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
183 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
CHAFFEE ELEM.→CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within CHAFFEE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +21.9pp since 2023
Math
67.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +22.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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
293
-102 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHAFFEE ELEM.
As an average-sized elementary school in CHAFFEE, Missouri, CHAFFEE ELEM. instructs 293 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by CHAFFEE R-II.
CHAFFEE R-II comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 562 students; CHAFFEE ELEM. is among them.
On the student-mix side, CHAFFEE ELEM. shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 78%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHAFFEE ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 42.7%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,782 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,999 students), of which CHAFFEE ELEM. is one.
CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHAFFEE ELEM. at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.0%.
CHAFFEE ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 395 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,933
Census ACS
Median income
$62,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH0.4 mi · 269
- DELTA HIGH4.3 mi · 117
- DELTA ELEM.4.3 mi · 108
- KELSO ELEM.5.5 mi · 199
- ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 139
- ORAN HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About CHAFFEE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CHAFFEE ELEM.?
CHAFFEE ELEM. enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CHAFFEE ELEM. serve?
CHAFFEE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does CHAFFEE ELEM. have?
CHAFFEE ELEM. employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at CHAFFEE ELEM.?
Student demographics at CHAFFEE ELEM. are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is CHAFFEE ELEM. in?
CHAFFEE ELEM. is part of CHAFFEE R-II.
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