Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DREXEL R-IV·NCES 291107000378
DREXEL ELEM.
207 S FOURTH ST, DREXEL, MO 64742 · (816) 652-0402 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
63 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
DREXEL ELEM.→DREXEL HIGH
Based on grade levels within DREXEL R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +47.7pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +32.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 48 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 32 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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
125
-63 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
90%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DREXEL ELEM.
DREXEL ELEM., a rural-scale K-5 school in DREXEL, Missouri, part of DREXEL R-IV, hosts 125 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 315.
DREXEL ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by DREXEL R-IV, a district that serves 259 students overall.
In terms of who attends, DREXEL ELEM. reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting DREXEL ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cass County (around 35%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, DREXEL ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,535 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. DREXEL ELEM. is one of 44 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students).
DREXEL HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DREXEL ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. DREXEL ELEM.'s enrollment has declined 34% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 125). White enrollment moved from 99% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- DREXEL HIGH0.0 mi · 134
- Louisburg Virtual Program8.6 mi · 31
- Broadmoor Elementary10.2 mi · 388
- Louisburg High10.2 mi · 529
- Louisburg Middle10.3 mi · 378
- Rockville Elementary School10.7 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About DREXEL ELEM.How many students attend DREXEL ELEM.?
DREXEL ELEM. enrolls approximately 125 students in grades KG-05.
Is DREXEL ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
DREXEL ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does DREXEL ELEM. have?
DREXEL ELEM. employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at DREXEL ELEM.?
Student demographics at DREXEL ELEM. are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is DREXEL ELEM. in?
DREXEL ELEM. is part of DREXEL R-IV.
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