Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40·NCES 291165000416
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY
34684 HWY 10, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024 · (816) 630-9270 · Ray County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
122 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.2pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 28.0% | 40.4% | 14.0% |
| Math | 24.7% | 20.6% | 30.5% | 23.9% |
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 | 45.3% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 48.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 44.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Schools most like ELKHORN ELEMENTARY
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELKHORN ELEMENTARY this school | 239 | 51.0% | 41.2% |
| OAKWOOD ELEM. HANNIBAL | 272 | 49.6% | 80.2% |
| OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR OZARK | 233 | 46.8% | N/A |
| HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. WEST PLAINS | 201 | 52.7% | 63.1% |
| NEW HAVEN ELEM. NEW HAVEN | 252 | 48.8% | 50.1% |
| TRUMAN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 316 | 50.9% | 45.9% |
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 ELKHORN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Ray County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #501 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #435 of 1,019 ▼ 60 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #458 of 1,018 ▲ 55 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #336 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #857 of 1,294 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #273 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #555 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #619 of 1,165 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #667 of 684 | N/A |
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
239
+36 (+18%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 239 | 20.3 | 11.8:1 | 51% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 18.8 | 10.2:1 | 47% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 18.5 | 11.2:1 | 47% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 45% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 17.3 | 14.0:1 | 49% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 43% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 30% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 10 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELKHORN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (242 to 239); teachers up 17% (17.3 to 20.3).
About ELKHORN ELEMENTARY
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Missouri. It reports enrollment of 239 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY sits within EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40, which has 7 schools and 2,661 students.
A large majority of enrollment at ELKHORN ELEMENTARY is White, at 83%. It is also 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Ray County's residents are about 93% White, 9 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ELKHORN ELEMENTARY scores 30%.
Its staff includes 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.4:1. Roughly 51% of students at ELKHORN ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Ray County.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, ELKHORN ELEMENTARY outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ELKHORN ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 40.8% and the result is 41.2%.
Census data for Ray County show the median household earns about $74,573 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting ELKHORN ELEMENTARY, Ray County has 12 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LEWIS ELEMENTARY, is about 5.7 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. ELKHORN ELEMENTARY is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 203 students in 2020-21 to 239 in 2024-25.
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Ray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,145
Census ACS
Median income
$74,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 764 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 540 students
- CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- LEWIS ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EAR CHLD CTRElementary · 151 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS TECH. HIGHHigh · 147 students
Other schools in EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 764 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 540 students
- CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARYElementary · 466 students
- LEWIS ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EAR CHLD CTRElementary · 151 students
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS TECH. HIGHHigh · 147 students
Other Elkhorn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elkhorn Elementary. ELKHORN ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Elkhorn ElementaryCastroville, CA · 550 students
- Elkhorn Elementary SchoolFrankfort, KY · 409 students
Nearby schools
- LEWIS ELEMENTARY5.7 mi · 354
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS TECH. HIGH5.8 mi · 147
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS EAR CHLD CTR6.5 mi · 151
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS HIGH6.7 mi · 764
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MIDDLE7.0 mi · 540
- CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY7.1 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About ELKHORN ELEMENTARYHow large is ELKHORN ELEMENTARY?
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 239 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ELKHORN ELEMENTARY serve?
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ELKHORN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at ELKHORN ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is ELKHORN ELEMENTARY?
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ELKHORN ELEMENTARY in?
ELKHORN ELEMENTARY is part of EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40.
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