Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CARTER CO. R-II·NCES 291110000380
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.
24 S HERREN AVE, ELLSINORE, MO 63937 · (573) 322-5325 · Carter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
238 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within EAST CARTER CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
3.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -24.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 24 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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
364
+45 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.6:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.
As a medium-sized elementary-level community in ELLSINORE, Missouri, EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. serves 364 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under EAST CARTER CO. R-II.
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. is one of 3 schools operated by EAST CARTER CO. R-II, a district that hosts 698 students overall.
On the student-mix side, EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 37.3%, a residual of -12.7 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Carter County) records that the typical household earns roughly $50,000 per year, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carter County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,164 students), EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 48.1%.
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
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Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,297
Census ACS
Median income
$50,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST CARTER CO. R-II
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGHHigh · 180 students
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLEMiddle · 154 students
Other schools in ELLSINORE
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGHHigh · 180 students
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLEMiddle · 154 students
Nearby schools
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE0.0 mi · 154
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGH0.0 mi · 180
- WILLIAMSVILLE ELEM.11.3 mi · 53
- W. E. SEARS YOUTH CTR.13.8 mi · 54
- SIERRA-OSAGE TREATMENT CTR.14.0 mi · 14
- VAN BUREN ELEM.15.5 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.How large is EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-05.
Is EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.?
At EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM. is overseen by EAST CARTER CO. R-II in Carter County.
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