Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER R-VI·NCES 291167000426
EXETER ELEM.
101 Locust St, EXETER, MO 65647 · (417) 835-2922 · Barry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
178 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
EXETER ELEM.→EXETER HIGH
Based on grade levels within EXETER R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
31.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.4pp 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 32 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.0% | 13.7% | 48.5% | 32.6% |
| Math | 10.1% | 21.7% | 40.5% | 27.5% |
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 | 18.7% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 35.3% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 21.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 18.4% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 EXETER ELEM.
EXETER ELEM.'s state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXETER ELEM. this school | 224 | 79.5% | 23.0% |
| HOLLAND ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 218 | 70.6% | 41.1% |
| EASTMORLAND ELEM. JOPLIN | 245 | 74.3% | 37.0% |
| COWDEN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 273 | 60.1% | 40.1% |
| HORACE MANN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 378 | 61.1% | 40.7% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Hannibal | 182 | 67.0% | 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 EXETER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #834 of 1,002 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #721 of 1,019 ▼ 76 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #917 of 1,018 ▼ 7 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #302 of 943 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #900 of 1,294 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #419 of 950 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #561 of 953 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #269 of 1,165 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #661 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
224
+21 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 224 | 17.8 | 12.6:1 | 79% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 17.2 | 13.3:1 | 75% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 17.1 | 12.7:1 | 65% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 66% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 16.3 | 13.9:1 | 78% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 75% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 76% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 52% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXETER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (227 to 224); teachers up 9% (16.3 to 17.8).
About EXETER ELEM.
EXETER ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school found in EXETER, Missouri. It serves 224 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Missouri is roughly 315 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
EXETER ELEM. is part of EXETER R-VI, where 2 schools serve 333 students.
At EXETER ELEM., White students make up 83% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% Asian and 7% Hispanic. That is close to the 82% White share among all Barry County residents. EXETER ELEM. has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at EXETER ELEM. was 12.6:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. Public schools in Barry County average 62%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, EXETER ELEM. receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, EXETER ELEM. is 7.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Census estimates describe Barry County this way: median household income is about $58,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 18 public schools in Barry County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,974.
The closest public school, EXETER HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile from EXETER ELEM.. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. EXETER ELEM. places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, EXETER ELEM. is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 203 in 2020-21 and 224 in 2024-25, a rise of 21 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,033
Census ACS
Median income
$58,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- EXETER HIGH0.0 mi · 109
- CASSVILLE INTERMEDIATE4.2 mi · 383
- CASSVILLE MIDDLE4.2 mi · 395
- EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.4.2 mi · 457
- CASSVILLE HIGH4.3 mi · 586
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.6.0 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About EXETER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at EXETER ELEM.?
EXETER ELEM. enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does EXETER ELEM. serve?
EXETER ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at EXETER ELEM.?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at EXETER ELEM..
How diverse is EXETER ELEM.?
EXETER ELEM. reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is EXETER ELEM. public or private?
EXETER ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by EXETER R-VI.
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