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EMINENCE ELEM.

W HWY 106, EMINENCE, MO 65466 · (573) 226-3281 · Shannon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
139 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Pre-K
13
Kindergarten
18
Grade 1
22
Grade 2
18
Grade 3
15
Grade 4
17
Grade 5
19
Grade 6
17
Student demographics
Hispanic
139100%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 9%
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
7050%
Female
6950%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
EMINENCE ELEM.EMINENCE HIGH
Based on grade levels within EMINENCE 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
87.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +18.6pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +2.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

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

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 32 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
139
+15 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 14.6:1
% White
0%
was 99%
% Hispanic
100%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EMINENCE ELEM.

EMINENCE ELEM., a small elementary campus in EMINENCE, Missouri, operated by EMINENCE R-I, caters to 139 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so EMINENCE ELEM. sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in EMINENCE R-I (259 students total), EMINENCE ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, EMINENCE ELEM. shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, EMINENCE ELEM. lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting EMINENCE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at EMINENCE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Shannon County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, EMINENCE ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.4%; EMINENCE ELEM. posts 81.8%, +32.4 points above that line.

Around the school, Shannon County reports that median household income runs about $55,222, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shannon County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,687 students), EMINENCE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

EMINENCE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EMINENCE ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.9%.

EMINENCE ELEM. operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 12%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 139 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 0% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Shannon County at a glance

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Population
7,177
Census ACS
Median income
$55,222
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,687 students

Quick facts

School name
EMINENCE ELEM.
District
EMINENCE R-I
Address
W HWY 106, EMINENCE, MO 65466
Phone
(573) 226-3281
County
Shannon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
139
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
139 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
291145000408
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EMINENCE ELEM.
How many students attend EMINENCE ELEM.?
EMINENCE ELEM. enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
Is EMINENCE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
EMINENCE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at EMINENCE ELEM.?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at EMINENCE ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at EMINENCE ELEM.?
At EMINENCE ELEM., the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is EMINENCE ELEM. public or private?
EMINENCE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by EMINENCE R-I.
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