Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLE CAMP R-I·NCES 290990000292
COLE CAMP ELEM.
500 KEENEY ST, COLE CAMP, MO 65325 · (660) 668-3011 · Benton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
210 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
COLE CAMP ELEM.→COLE CAMP HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COLE CAMP R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
53.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.3% | 28.7% | 35.6% | 11.2% |
| Math | 30.3% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 16.6% |
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 | 53.0% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 COLE CAMP ELEM.
COLE CAMP ELEM.'s state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLE CAMP ELEM. this school | 367 | 57.2% | 50.0% |
| DIXON ELEM. DIXON | 383 | 58.5% | 46.5% |
| STEELVILLE ELEM. STEELVILLE | 346 | 59.0% | 29.3% |
| MARIONVILLE ELEM Marionville | 370 | 60.0% | 47.4% |
| BUTLER ELEM. BUTLER | 410 | 55.9% | 35.2% |
| THAYER ELEM. THAYER | 421 | 58.4% | 48.1% |
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 COLE CAMP ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #314 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #255 of 1,019 ▲ 140 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #281 of 1,018 ▲ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #440 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #485 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #185 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #868 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #501 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.1% | #13 of 251 |
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
367
+141 (+62%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 367 | 32.5 | 11.3:1 | 57% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 30.2 | 12.6:1 | 57% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 29.8 | 12.4:1 | 56% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 56% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 63% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 63% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 60% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 39% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 25 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLE CAMP ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (253 to 367); teachers up 71% (19 to 32.5).
About COLE CAMP ELEM.
COLE CAMP ELEM. serves students in COLE CAMP, Missouri, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 367 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6.
COLE CAMP R-I, which runs COLE CAMP ELEM., has 3 schools and 723 students.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at COLE CAMP ELEM.. Next come 4% Hispanic. The White share in Benton County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. COLE CAMP ELEM.'s diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 32.5 full-time equivalents, or about 11.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. It compares with 77% for public schools in Benton County.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, COLE CAMP ELEM. receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, COLE CAMP ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 50.0% actual against 38.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Benton County, the median household income is $52,567, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in Benton County, enrolling about 2,475 students in all.
Nearby, COLE CAMP HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of COLE CAMP ELEM., there are 2 other public schools. COLE CAMP ELEM. is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put COLE CAMP ELEM. in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Federal counts for COLE CAMP ELEM.: 226 students in 2020-21, 367 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,151
Census ACS
Median income
$52,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLE CAMP R-I
- COLE CAMP HIGHHigh · 344 students
- COLE CAMP PRESCHOOLElementary · 12 students
Other schools in COLE CAMP
- COLE CAMP HIGHHigh · 344 students
- COLE CAMP PRESCHOOLElementary · 12 students
Nearby schools
- COLE CAMP HIGH0.0 mi · 344
- COLE CAMP PRESCHOOL0.0 mi · 12
- LINCOLN HIGH8.1 mi · 248
- LINCOLN ELEM.8.1 mi · 263
- MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.11.8 mi · 383
- MORGAN CO. R-I HIGH11.8 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About COLE CAMP ELEM.How large is COLE CAMP ELEM.?
COLE CAMP ELEM. enrolls approximately 367 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does COLE CAMP ELEM. serve?
COLE CAMP ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at COLE CAMP ELEM.?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at COLE CAMP ELEM..
How diverse is COLE CAMP ELEM.?
COLE CAMP ELEM. reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees COLE CAMP ELEM.?
COLE CAMP ELEM. is overseen by COLE CAMP R-I in Benton County.
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