Enrollment
56
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILHOWEE R-IV·NCES 290873000256
CHILHOWEE ELEM.
101 SW STATE ROUTE 2, CHILHOWEE, MO 64733 · (660) 678-4511 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL56 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
23 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
CHILHOWEE ELEM.→CHILHOWEE HIGH
Based on grade levels within CHILHOWEE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +37.9pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +45.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 38 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 45 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
56
-37 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
was 11.0:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHILHOWEE ELEM.
CHILHOWEE ELEM., a micro-enrollment K-5 school in CHILHOWEE, Missouri, one of the schools within CHILHOWEE R-IV, works with 56 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
CHILHOWEE ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by CHILHOWEE R-IV, a district that enrolls 135 students overall.
Demographically, CHILHOWEE ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 5% multiracial. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHILHOWEE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.
Around the school, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $67,272, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,058 students), of which CHILHOWEE ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is CHILHOWEE HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHILHOWEE ELEM. at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 40%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 56 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 today.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,732
Census ACS
Median income
$67,272
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,058 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHILHOWEE
- CHILHOWEE HIGHHigh · 79 students
- SHAWNEE ELEM.Elementary · 50 students
Nearby schools
- CHILHOWEE HIGH0.0 mi · 79
- SHAWNEE ELEM.6.6 mi · 50
- LEETON ELEM.8.6 mi · 153
- LEETON HIGH8.6 mi · 103
- LEETON MIDDLE8.6 mi · 52
- HOLDEN MIDDLE10.4 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About CHILHOWEE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CHILHOWEE ELEM.?
CHILHOWEE ELEM. enrolls approximately 56 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CHILHOWEE ELEM. serve?
CHILHOWEE ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHILHOWEE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHILHOWEE ELEM. is approximately 5.8:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHILHOWEE ELEM.?
At CHILHOWEE ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees CHILHOWEE ELEM.?
CHILHOWEE ELEM. is overseen by CHILHOWEE R-IV in Johnson County.
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