Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELSBERRY R-II·NCES 291140000406
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.
188 TOMAHAWK DR, ELSBERRY, MO 63343 · (573) 898-5554 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
159 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within ELSBERRY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -19.0pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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
307
-28 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.8:1
% White
86%
was 87%
% Hispanic
5%
was 5%
% Black
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.
As a reasonably sized primary school in ELSBERRY, Missouri, CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. enrolls 307 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under ELSBERRY R-II.
ELSBERRY R-II comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 829 students; CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -0.8 points.
In the area at large, census data for Lincoln County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,278 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Lincoln County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,367 students), CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is IDA CANNON MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.1%.
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. has declined 8%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,057
Census ACS
Median income
$89,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELSBERRY R-II
- ELSBERRY HIGHHigh · 264 students
- IDA CANNON MIDDLEMiddle · 258 students
Other schools in ELSBERRY
- ELSBERRY HIGHHigh · 264 students
- IDA CANNON MIDDLEMiddle · 258 students
Nearby schools
- IDA CANNON MIDDLE0.0 mi · 258
- ELSBERRY HIGH0.1 mi · 264
- Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High Sch9.2 mi · 336
- Calhoun High School9.7 mi · 171
- WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE11.7 mi · 336
- WINFIELD ELEM.11.8 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.How many students attend CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.?
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. serve?
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. have?
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.?
Student demographics at CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. are roughly 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.?
CLARENCE CANNON ELEM. is overseen by ELSBERRY R-II in Lincoln County.
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