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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Based on grade levels within OZARK R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +11.2pp since 2021
Math
75.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.2% | 31.0% | 20.3% | 7.2% |
| Math | 54.6% | 20.9% | 14.1% | 10.2% |
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 | 72.2% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 76.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 65.8% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 28 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 EAST ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST ELEM. this school | 515 | 38.6% | 73.7% |
| WARRIOR RIDGE ELEM. WARRENTON | 497 | 39.2% | 51.1% |
| MCQUERRY ELEMENTARY ODESSA | 497 | 37.2% | N/A |
| WINDSOR ELEM. IMPERIAL | 497 | 39.6% | N/A |
| NORTH ELEM. OZARK | 514 | 37.0% | 62.6% |
| OAK GROVE PRIMARY OAK GROVE | 503 | 39.8% | N/A |
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 EAST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #27 of 1,002 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #20 of 1,019 ▼ 10 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #34 of 1,018 ▼ 13 | #1 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #98 of 943 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #142 of 1,294 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #246 of 950 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #633 of 953 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #828 of 1,165 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #136 of 684 | #2 of 7 |
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
515
-121 (-19%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 515 | 44.4 | 11.6:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 45.2 | 11.8:1 | 32% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 41.5 | 12.8:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 35% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 40.5 | 16.6:1 | 37% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 41% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 25% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (671 to 515); teachers up 10% (40.5 to 44.4).
About EAST ELEM.
As a high-enrollment elementary school, EAST ELEM. serves students in OZARK, Missouri. A federal count lists 515 students at the school, in kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
EAST ELEM. belongs to OZARK R-VI, a district of 8 schools and 5,959 students.
About 87% of the student body at EAST ELEM. is White. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.6:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligible students account for 39% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. EAST ELEM. beats its 45.4% prediction with 73.7%, a top-10% result in Missouri.
Christian County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,437, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Christian County has 33 public schools and roughly 16,175 students.
The closest other public school is OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR, about 1.5 miles away. EAST ELEM. has 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: EAST ELEM. ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 73.7% versus a 57.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 636 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other EAST Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 21 states are named EAST Elementary. EAST ELEM. is the 5th largest of the 44.
- EAST ELEMENTARYJACKSON, MO · 726 students
- EAST ELEM.JEFFERSON CITY, MO · 286 students
- EAST ELEM.LAMAR, MO · 281 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYSTEELE, MO · 80 students
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPUNTA GORDA, FL · 814 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.