Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONCORDIA R-II·NCES 291008000321
CONCORDIA ELEM.
701 SW 4TH ST, CONCORDIA, MO 64020 · (660) 463-2261 · Lafayette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
93 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
CONCORDIA ELEM.→CONCORDIA HIGH
Based on grade levels within CONCORDIA R-II. 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% . +35.9pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
MO avg 48.7% . +4.5pp 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 up about 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
247
-33 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.3:1
% White
92%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CONCORDIA ELEM.
As a tight-knit K-5 school in CONCORDIA, Missouri, CONCORDIA ELEM. educates 247 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of CONCORDIA R-II. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 22% below typical.
CONCORDIA R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 452 students. CONCORDIA ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On demographics, CONCORDIA ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CONCORDIA ELEM. has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CONCORDIA ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, CONCORDIA ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of -0.3 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lafayette County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,612 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lafayette County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students), CONCORDIA ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
CONCORDIA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CONCORDIA ELEM. at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.0%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CONCORDIA ELEM. has shrank 12%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,612
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CONCORDIA HIGH0.6 mi · 205
- SANTA FE HIGH7.9 mi · 154
- SWEET SPRINGS HIGH9.4 mi · 174
- SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.9.4 mi · 191
- GRANDVIEW ELEM.9.7 mi · 440
- LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE9.8 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About CONCORDIA ELEM.How many students attend CONCORDIA ELEM.?
CONCORDIA ELEM. enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CONCORDIA ELEM. serve?
CONCORDIA ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CONCORDIA ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CONCORDIA ELEM. is approximately 10.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CONCORDIA ELEM.?
CONCORDIA ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CONCORDIA ELEM.?
CONCORDIA ELEM. is overseen by CONCORDIA R-II in Lafayette County.
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