Clearview Elementary

Set in Union, Missouri, Clearview Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, part of WASHINGTON. It serves 295 students across grades K through 6.

WASHINGTON runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,543 students. Clearview Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Clearview Elementary logs that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest reads as 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Clearview Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting Clearview Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Franklin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, Clearview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

Around the school, census data for Franklin County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,165 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), Clearview Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AUTUMN HILL SCHOOL, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clearview Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clearview Elementary has contracted 13%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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