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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
27.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 16.5% | 42.3% | 30.4% |
| Math | 9.2% | 18.5% | 41.0% | 31.1% |
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 | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 31.2% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 31.5% |
| 2021-22 | 29.8% | 23.4% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 CHAFFEE ELEM.
CHAFFEE ELEM.'s state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAFFEE ELEM. this school | 293 | 62.5% | 26.0% |
| SEYMOUR ELEM. SEYMOUR | 310 | 61.3% | 38.8% |
| SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARY SHELBINA | 282 | 58.9% | 24.8% |
| CRANE ELEM. CRANE | 336 | 61.3% | 35.0% |
| SCHUYLER CO. ELEM. QUEEN CITY | 330 | 65.2% | 30.9% |
| WILDER ELEM. MANSFIELD | 312 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
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 CHAFFEE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #804 of 1,002 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #780 of 1,019 ▼ 53 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #832 of 1,018 ▼ 7 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #503 of 943 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #715 of 1,294 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #78 of 950 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #818 of 953 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #405 of 1,165 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #109 of 684 | N/A |
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
293
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 62% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 56% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 29.1 | 11.6:1 | 47% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 87% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 57% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 50% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAFFEE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (395 to 293); teachers up 8% (26 to 28).
About CHAFFEE ELEM.
CHAFFEE ELEM. runs as a mid-sized elementary school in CHAFFEE, Missouri. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 293 students.
CHAFFEE ELEM. is run by CHAFFEE R-II, whose 2 schools enroll 562 students.
Roughly 94% of students at CHAFFEE ELEM. are White. Other groups make up 4% Black and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Scott County residents are White. The diversity index for CHAFFEE ELEM. is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 28 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.5:1. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. It compares with 78% for public schools in Scott County.
CHAFFEE ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.0%) and its predicted rate (36.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
For the population of Scott County, median household income comes to about $62,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scott County counts 22 public schools with about 5,999 students.
CHAFFEE JR.-SR. HIGH is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CHAFFEE ELEM. at 9th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, CHAFFEE ELEM. had a net loss of 30 students, or 9%.
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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 HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 165
- ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 139
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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