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
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
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
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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 38 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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
367
+114 (+45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.3:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COLE CAMP ELEM.
COLE CAMP ELEM., a reasonably sized elementary campus in COLE CAMP, Missouri, operated by COLE CAMP R-I, enrolls 367 students, covering grades K through 6.
COLE CAMP R-I runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 723 students. COLE CAMP ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, COLE CAMP ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Benton County's rate of about 77%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, COLE CAMP ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 41.3%.
In the area at large, census data for Benton County shows median household income runs about $52,567, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Benton County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,475 students), COLE CAMP ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is COLE CAMP HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, COLE CAMP ELEM. comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. COLE CAMP ELEM.'s enrollment has grew 45% since 2018, when it stood at 253 (now 367). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
On the community side, members of the COLE CAMP ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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