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.