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Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY R-III·NCES 293045003229
CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY
711 WEST COLLEGE, TROY, MO 63379 · (636) 462-5078 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
74 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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
308
-14 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 18.1:1
% White
92%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY
Located at 711 WEST COLLEGE, in TROY, Missouri, CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized K-5 school that caters to 308 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within TROY R-III.
TROY R-III runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,510 students. CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lincoln County's rate of about 33%.
With demographic context factored in, CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.2%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,278, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lincoln County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,367 students), CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TROY MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 308). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 TROY R-III
- TROY BUCHANAN HIGHHigh · 2,148 students
- TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 760 students
- TROY MIDDLEMiddle · 732 students
- CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.Elementary · 434 students
- MAIN STREET ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
Other schools in TROY
- TROY BUCHANAN HIGHHigh · 2,148 students
- TROY MIDDLEMiddle · 732 students
- CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- MAIN STREET ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
- BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 394 students
- LINCOLN ELEM.Elementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- TROY MIDDLE0.0 mi · 732
- MAIN STREET ELEM.0.3 mi · 423
- LINCOLN ELEM.1.1 mi · 391
- BOONE ELEM.1.1 mi · 394
- TROY BUCHANAN HIGH1.4 mi · 2,148
- LINCOLN CO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR1.7 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARYHow large is CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY?
CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY serve?
CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY?
At CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY public or private?
CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by TROY R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.