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How has EAST ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK R-VI·NCES 292343001433
EAST ELEM.
2449 E HARTLEY, OZARK, MO 65721 · (417) 582-5906 · Christian County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
199 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 OZARK R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
515
-156 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.6:1
% White
87%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EAST ELEM.
Located at 2449 E HARTLEY, in OZARK, Missouri, EAST ELEM. is an expansive K-5 school that instructs 515 students (grades K through 4), overseen by OZARK R-VI. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
OZARK R-VI runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,959 students. EAST ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, EAST ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Christian County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, EAST ELEM. shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting EAST ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, EAST ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 68.8%, a residual of +18.2 points.
In the broader community, census data for Christian County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. EAST ELEM. is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).
Nearest neighbor: OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around EAST ELEM.. On composite proficiency, EAST ELEM. comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.
EAST ELEM. operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EAST ELEM. has contracted 23%, going from 671 students in 2018 to 515 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
On this page, members of the EAST ELEM. community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK R-VI
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR1.5 mi · 233
- SOUTH ELEM.2.0 mi · 505
- OZARK JR. HIGH2.2 mi · 943
- OZARK HIGH2.6 mi · 1,789
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 876
- NORTH ELEM.3.6 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About EAST ELEM.What is the total enrollment at EAST ELEM.?
EAST ELEM. enrolls approximately 515 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does EAST ELEM. serve?
EAST ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST ELEM. is approximately 11.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST ELEM.?
At EAST ELEM., the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is EAST ELEM. in?
EAST ELEM. is part of OZARK R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.