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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELDON R-I·NCES 291134002411

ELDON UPPER ELEM.

409 E 15TH ST, ELDON, MO 65026 · (573) 392-6364 · Miller County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
271 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Grade 3
163
Grade 4
167
Grade 5
145
Student demographics
White
45295%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
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
Male
24151%
Female
23449%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ELDON UPPER ELEM.→ELDON MIDDLE
Feeds from
SOUTH ELEM.PK–02
Based on grade levels within ELDON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
43.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -33.1pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -32.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 33 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 33 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
475
+23 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.7:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ELDON UPPER ELEM.

Set in ELDON, Missouri, ELDON UPPER ELEM. is a roomy K-5 school, one of the schools within ELDON R-I. It teaches 475 students across grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

ELDON UPPER ELEM. is one of 4 schools operated by ELDON R-I, a district that teaches 2,038 students overall.

Demographically, ELDON UPPER ELEM. lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Miller County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Miller County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ELDON UPPER ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 56.8%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Miller County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,736, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Miller County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students), ELDON UPPER ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ELDON UPPER ELEM.. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELDON UPPER ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.5%.

ELDON UPPER ELEM. operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 452 students in 2018 compared to 475 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the ELDON UPPER ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Miller County at a glance

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Population
25,269
Census ACS
Median income
$56,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,092 students

Quick facts

School name
ELDON UPPER ELEM.
District
ELDON R-I
Address
409 E 15TH ST, ELDON, MO 65026
Phone
(573) 392-6364
County
Miller County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
475
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
271 (57%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
291134002411
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ELDON UPPER ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at ELDON UPPER ELEM.?
ELDON UPPER ELEM. enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does ELDON UPPER ELEM. serve?
ELDON UPPER ELEM. serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does ELDON UPPER ELEM. have?
ELDON UPPER ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at ELDON UPPER ELEM.?
Student demographics at ELDON UPPER ELEM. are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ELDON UPPER ELEM. in?
ELDON UPPER ELEM. is part of ELDON R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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