Enrollment
144
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY R-VI·NCES 291002000318
COMMUNITY ELEM.
35063 HWY BB, LADDONIA, MO 63352 · (855) 708-7567 · Audrain County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
83 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
COMMUNITY ELEM.→COMMUNITY HIGH
Based on grade levels within COMMUNITY R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -15.1pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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
144
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.9:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COMMUNITY ELEM.
COMMUNITY ELEM. is a compact K-5 school in LADDONIA, Missouri, operated by COMMUNITY R-VI. The school teaches 144 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.
COMMUNITY ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by COMMUNITY R-VI, a district that serves 298 students overall.
Looking at the student body, COMMUNITY ELEM. logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, COMMUNITY ELEM. has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at COMMUNITY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Audrain County's rate of about 75%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COMMUNITY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 68.7%, a residual of +18.5 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Audrain County put the typical household earns roughly $59,448 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Audrain County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), COMMUNITY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
COMMUNITY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COMMUNITY ELEM. at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 40.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 143 students in 2018 compared to 144 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.
On this page, members of the COMMUNITY ELEM. community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Audrain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,548
Census ACS
Median income
$59,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- COMMUNITY HIGH0.0 mi · 154
- WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN HS7.2 mi · 145
- WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN ELEM.7.2 mi · 116
- VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH11.8 mi · 248
- MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER12.0 mi · 319
- VAN-FAR ELEM.12.1 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About COMMUNITY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at COMMUNITY ELEM.?
COMMUNITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does COMMUNITY ELEM. serve?
COMMUNITY ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at COMMUNITY ELEM.?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at COMMUNITY ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at COMMUNITY ELEM.?
At COMMUNITY ELEM., the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is COMMUNITY ELEM. in?
COMMUNITY ELEM. is part of COMMUNITY R-VI.
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