Enrollment
110
Elementary
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTVILLE R-II·NCES 291377000607
GROVESPRING ELEM.
9530 HWY 5, GROVESPRING, MO 65662 · (417) 462-3288 · Wright County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
72 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HARTVILLE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +24.5pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +27.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
110
+24 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.7:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GROVESPRING ELEM.
Located at 9530 HWY 5, in GROVESPRING, Missouri, GROVESPRING ELEM. is a tiny elementary-level community that teaches 110 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of HARTVILLE R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 315.
Within HARTVILLE R-II, which oversees 4 schools and 640 students, GROVESPRING ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, GROVESPRING ELEM. logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial. Compared to Wright County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GROVESPRING ELEM. has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GROVESPRING ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 59.8%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wright County indicate median household earnings sit near $47,909, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Wright County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,155 students), GROVESPRING ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is HARTVILLE HIGH, roughly 11.5 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GROVESPRING ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.2%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 28%: 86 students in 2018 compared to 110 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,965
Census ACS
Median income
$47,909
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,155 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARTVILLE R-II
- HARTVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 208 students
- HARTVILLE HIGHHigh · 183 students
- Hartville MiddleMiddle · 139 students
Nearby schools
- HARTVILLE HIGH11.5 mi · 183
- HARTVILLE ELEM.11.5 mi · 208
- Hartville Middle11.5 mi · 139
- NIANGUA HIGH12.8 mi · 126
- NIANGUA ELEM.12.8 mi · 155
- Manes R-V School District13.3 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About GROVESPRING ELEM.How large is GROVESPRING ELEM.?
GROVESPRING ELEM. enrolls approximately 110 students in grades PK-05.
Is GROVESPRING ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
GROVESPRING ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GROVESPRING ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GROVESPRING ELEM. is approximately 11.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GROVESPRING ELEM.?
At GROVESPRING ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is GROVESPRING ELEM. in?
GROVESPRING ELEM. is part of HARTVILLE R-II.
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