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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEXICO 59·NCES 292081001132
EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
704 WEST BLVD, MEXICO, MO 65265 · (573) 581-5268 · Audrain County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
418 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (65) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
EUGENE FIELD ELEM.→MEXICO MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within MEXICO 59. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -18.0pp since 2021
Math
15.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -16.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 18 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.7% | 12.3% | 39.2% | 41.6% |
| Math | 2.7% | 12.3% | 25.7% | 59.1% |
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 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 20.5% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 31.3% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUGENE FIELD ELEM. this school | 418 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| HANNAH COLE PRIMARY BOONVILLE | 419 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER MEXICO | 319 | 100.0% | N/A |
| O'NEAL ELEM. POPLAR BLUFF | 344 | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR. POPLAR BLUFF | 333 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HAWTHORNE ELEM. MEXICO | 442 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
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 EUGENE FIELD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #875 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #923 of 1,019 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #915 of 1,018 ▼ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.2pp | #9 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #333 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #403 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #397 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #125 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #198 of 251 |
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
418
+42 (+11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 418 | 33.5 | 12.5:1 | 100% (418) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32.4 | 13.3:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 31.1 | 13.6:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 62% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 52% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EUGENE FIELD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (405 to 418); teachers up 8% (31 to 33.5).
About EUGENE FIELD ELEM.
Federal records list EUGENE FIELD ELEM. as an elementary school in MEXICO, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 418 students in grades 1 through 5. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 33% higher.
The 5 schools of MEXICO 59, including EUGENE FIELD ELEM., enroll 2,374 students.
White students make up a majority at EUGENE FIELD ELEM., at 73%. Other students are 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Audrain County residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
EUGENE FIELD ELEM. employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. That is 25 points above the 75% average for public schools in Audrain County.
On BeatsExpectations, EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is 2.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Federal survey data for Audrain County show that the median household income is $59,448, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 14 public schools in Audrain County, enrolling about 3,243 students in all.
The closest public school to EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is MEXICO MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Audrain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,548
Census ACS
Median income
$59,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEXICO 59
- MEXICO HIGHHigh · 734 students
- MEXICO MIDDLEMiddle · 461 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 442 students
- MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 319 students
- DAVIS H. HART CAREER CTR.High
Other schools in MEXICO
- MEXICO HIGHHigh · 734 students
- MEXICO MIDDLEMiddle · 461 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 442 students
- MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 319 students
- DAVIS H. HART CAREER CTR.High
- N.E. COMMUNITY TREATMENT CTR.High
Other EUGENE FIELD Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named EUGENE FIELD Elementary. EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 11.
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.MARYVILLE, MO · 328 students
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.POPLAR BLUFF, MO · 227 students
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.WEBB CITY, MO · 222 students
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.HANNIBAL, MO · 190 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 626 students
Nearby schools
- MEXICO MIDDLE0.3 mi · 461
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.1.0 mi · 442
- MEXICO HIGH1.1 mi · 734
- MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.4 mi · 319
- NORTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL10.1 mi · 218
- COMMUNITY ELEM.13.1 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About EUGENE FIELD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at EUGENE FIELD ELEM.?
EUGENE FIELD ELEM. enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does EUGENE FIELD ELEM. serve?
EUGENE FIELD ELEM. serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EUGENE FIELD ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is approximately 12.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is EUGENE FIELD ELEM.?
EUGENE FIELD ELEM. reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is EUGENE FIELD ELEM. public or private?
EUGENE FIELD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MEXICO 59.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.