Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DORA R-III·NCES 291095000374
DORA ELEM.
613 County Road 379, DORA, MO 65637 · (417) 261-2337 · Ozark County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
91 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 45% smaller than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
12%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
DORA ELEM.→DORA HIGH
Based on grade levels within DORA R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
47.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.0% | 26.3% | 37.5% | 11.1% |
| Math | 23.6% | 23.6% | 36.1% | 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 | 51.3% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 53.8% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 DORA ELEM.
DORA ELEM.'s state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORA ELEM. this school | 147 | 61.9% | 55.8% |
| TARKIO ELEMENTARY TARKIO | 142 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
| BEVIER ELEM. BEVIER | 159 | 62.9% | 34.4% |
| NIANGUA ELEM. NIANGUA | 155 | 63.9% | 31.6% |
| GREEN FOREST ELEM. SALEM | 152 | 61.2% | 75.0% |
| LOCKWOOD ELEM. LOCKWOOD | 142 | 59.9% | 34.6% |
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 DORA ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #195 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #400 of 1,019 ▼ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #318 of 1,018 ▼ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #420 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #1,055 of 1,294 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #416 of 1,165 |
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
147
+24 (+20%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 147 | 11.6 | 12.7:1 | 62% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 12.5 | 11.9:1 | 58% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 12.6 | 10.1:1 | 65% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 11 | 11.2:1 | 75% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 10.6 | 13.1:1 | 73% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 75% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 72% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 15 | 10.2:1 | 67% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DORA ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (138 to 147); teachers up 10% (10.6 to 11.6).
About DORA ELEM.
The public elementary school DORA ELEM. is located in DORA, Missouri. Total enrollment is 147 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. That is 53% below the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
DORA R-III includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 307 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at DORA ELEM.. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Ozark County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at DORA ELEM. comes to 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 12.4:1. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, DORA ELEM. outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
DORA ELEM. outperforms its prediction by 19.1 points. The model expects 36.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Missouri; the school's rate is 55.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Ozark County show that the median household earns about $44,163 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Ozark County, 10 public schools serve about 1,458 students.
The closest school to DORA ELEM. is DORA HIGH, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Its average proficiency rate of 55.8% is below the 56.0% average for nearby schools.
DORA ELEM. has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 147 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 123. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Ozark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,873
Census ACS
Median income
$44,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other DORA Elementary schools
One other US public school is named DORA Elementary. DORA ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- DORA ELEMENTARYDORA, NM · 126 students
Nearby schools
- DORA HIGH0.0 mi · 160
- GAINESVILLE HIGH15.1 mi · 287
- GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL15.1 mi · 26
- GAINESVILLE ELEM.15.3 mi · 292
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.16.2 mi · 466
- SOUTH FORK ELEM.17.1 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About DORA ELEM.How large is DORA ELEM.?
DORA ELEM. enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-06.
Is DORA ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
DORA ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at DORA ELEM.?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at DORA ELEM..
How diverse is DORA ELEM.?
DORA ELEM. reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DORA ELEM. in?
DORA ELEM. is part of DORA R-III.
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