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Enrollment
871
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVER R-V·NCES 290978000281
CLEVER ELEM.
103 S PUBLIC AVE., CLEVER, MO 65631 · (417) 743-4815 · Christian County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL871 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
282 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (88).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
CLEVER ELEM.→CLEVER HIGH
Based on grade levels within CLEVER R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +15.3pp since 2021
Math
50.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 27.2% | 39.8% | 10.4% |
| Math | 21.5% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 17.3% |
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 | 49.5% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 41.9% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 CLEVER ELEM.
CLEVER ELEM.'s state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVER ELEM. this school | 871 | 32.4% | 47.0% |
| FESTUS ELEM. FESTUS | 1,045 | 37.5% | 67.4% |
| WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE IMPERIAL | 626 | 34.5% | 44.4% |
| CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARY TROY | 578 | 32.0% | 37.6% |
| Carl Junction Primary K-1 Carl Junction | 630 | 35.2% | N/A |
| MINNIE CLINE ELEM. SAVANNAH | 603 | 38.1% | 40.9% |
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 CLEVER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #373 of 1,002 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #321 of 1,019 ▲ 151 | #10 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #352 of 1,018 ▲ 64 | #11 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.1pp | #64 of 943 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 871 | #7 of 1,294 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #498 of 950 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #835 of 953 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #916 of 1,165 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #247 of 251 | #6 of 6 |
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
871
-41 (-4%) vs 2020
+275% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 871 | 67.1 | 13.0:1 | 32% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 885 | 67.8 | 13.1:1 | 33% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 66.5 | 14.2:1 | 29% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 32% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 57.5 | 15.1:1 | 40% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 58 | 14.6:1 | 41% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 36% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 25% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLEVER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (868 to 871); teachers up 17% (57.5 to 67.1).
About CLEVER ELEM.
CLEVER ELEM., located in CLEVER, Missouri, is a large elementary school. A total of 871 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 177% bigger than average.
The CLEVER R-V system has 2 schools and 1,268 students.
The large majority of students at CLEVER ELEM., 94%, are White. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. CLEVER ELEM. has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
CLEVER ELEM.'s 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%. Across public schools in Christian County, the average is about the same, 33%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CLEVER ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 47.0% actual against 47.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Christian County show that median household income is about $83,437, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLEVER ELEM. is among the 33 public schools in Christian County.
The closest public school, CLEVER HIGH, is about 0.7 miles from CLEVER ELEM.. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, CLEVER ELEM. ranks 5th on average proficiency.
CLEVER ELEM. is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 912 in 2020-21 and 871 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
The CLEVER ELEM. community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CLEVER HIGH0.7 mi · 397
- BILLINGS ELEM.5.0 mi · 249
- BILLINGS SR. HIGH5.0 mi · 149
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 468
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 457
- PRICE ELEMENTARY6.5 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About CLEVER ELEM.How large is CLEVER ELEM.?
CLEVER ELEM. enrolls approximately 871 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does CLEVER ELEM. serve?
CLEVER ELEM. serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at CLEVER ELEM.?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at CLEVER ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLEVER ELEM.?
At CLEVER ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is CLEVER ELEM. public or private?
CLEVER ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEVER R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.