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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at FAIR GROVE ELEM. this year?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIR GROVE R-X·NCES 291170000428
FAIR GROVE ELEM.
132 N MAIN ST, FAIR GROVE, MO 65648 · (417) 759-2555 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
212 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 FAIR GROVE R-X. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
51.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.6% | 26.3% | 29.6% | 14.2% |
| Math | 24.1% | 26.9% | 25.2% | 23.6% |
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 | 55.9% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 57.3% | 55.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 FAIR GROVE ELEM.
FAIR GROVE ELEM.'s state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIR GROVE ELEM. this school | 550 | 38.5% | 54.5% |
| MINNIE CLINE ELEM. SAVANNAH | 603 | 38.1% | 40.9% |
| WARRIOR RIDGE ELEM. WARRENTON | 497 | 39.2% | 51.1% |
| EAST ELEM. OZARK | 515 | 38.6% | 73.7% |
| PALMYRA ELEM. PALMYRA | 452 | 36.9% | 50.9% |
| MCQUERRY ELEMENTARY ODESSA | 497 | 37.2% | 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 FAIR GROVE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #221 of 1,002 | #14 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #317 of 1,019 ▼ 96 | #14 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #217 of 1,018 ▼ 36 | #16 of 49 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #284 of 943 | #10 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #103 of 1,294 | #1 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #744 of 950 | #29 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #845 of 953 | #44 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #832 of 1,165 | #47 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #109 of 251 | #8 of 15 |
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
550
+67 (+14%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 550 | 38.3 | 14.4:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 40.7 | 13.1:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 40.4 | 12.9:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 34% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIR GROVE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (501 to 550); teachers up 6% (36 to 38.3).
About FAIR GROVE ELEM.
FAIR GROVE ELEM. operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in FAIR GROVE, Missouri. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 550 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
The district for FAIR GROVE ELEM. is FAIR GROVE R-X, with 3 schools and 1,296 students.
FAIR GROVE ELEM.'s enrollment is 94% White. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
FAIR GROVE ELEM. counts 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 39% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Greene County is 47%.
The allk12 Grade for FAIR GROVE ELEM. is B+. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Missouri, FAIR GROVE ELEM. is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 45.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greene County, the median household income is $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. FAIR GROVE ELEM. is one of 97 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to FAIR GROVE ELEM. is FAIR GROVE MIDDLE, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of FAIR GROVE ELEM.. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, FAIR GROVE ELEM. is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around FAIR GROVE ELEM. as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, FAIR GROVE ELEM.'s enrollment grew 14%, to 550. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 14.4:1.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIR GROVE R-X
- FAIR GROVE HIGHHigh · 373 students
- FAIR GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 373 students
Other schools in FAIR GROVE
- FAIR GROVE HIGHHigh · 373 students
- FAIR GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 373 students
Other FAIR GROVE Elementary schools
One other US public school is named FAIR GROVE Elementary. FAIR GROVE ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Fair Grove ElementaryThomasville, NC · 524 students
Nearby schools
- FAIR GROVE MIDDLE0.1 mi · 373
- FAIR GROVE HIGH0.1 mi · 373
- STRAFFORD MIDDLE8.1 mi · 411
- STRAFFORD HIGH8.1 mi · 437
- STRAFFORD ELEM.8.2 mi · 380
- COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER8.2 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About FAIR GROVE ELEM.How many students attend FAIR GROVE ELEM.?
FAIR GROVE ELEM. enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does FAIR GROVE ELEM. serve?
FAIR GROVE ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FAIR GROVE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FAIR GROVE ELEM. is approximately 14.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FAIR GROVE ELEM.?
Student demographics at FAIR GROVE ELEM. are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FAIR GROVE ELEM. in?
FAIR GROVE ELEM. is part of FAIR GROVE R-X.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.