Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CARTER CO. R-II·NCES 291110002916
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE
24 S HERREN AVE, ELLSINORE, MO 63937 · (573) 322-5420 · Carter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
97 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE→EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGH
Feeds from
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
23.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -36.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +21.0pp 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 58 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 36 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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
154
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.5:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE
Set in ELLSINORE, Missouri, EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE is an one-room-style middle-grades school, overseen by EAST CARTER CO. R-II. It caters to 154 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 461.
EAST CARTER CO. R-II runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 698 students. EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
On demographics, EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carter County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 47.5%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Carter County indicate median household income runs about $50,000, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Carter County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,164 students), of which EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 155 students in 2018 compared to 154 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 ELEM.Elementary · 364 students
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGHHigh · 180 students
Other schools in ELLSINORE
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.Elementary · 364 students
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGHHigh · 180 students
Nearby schools
- EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.0.0 mi · 364
- 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 MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE serve?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE is approximately 12.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE?
EAST CARTER CO. R-II MIDDLE is overseen by EAST CARTER CO. R-II in Carter County.
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