Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 124 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALFWAY R-III·NCES 291353000575
HALFWAY ELEM.
2150 HWY 32, HALFWAY, MO 65663 · (417) 445-2215 · Polk County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
68 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 54% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
10%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
HALFWAY ELEM.→HALFWAY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within HALFWAY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +16.1pp since 2021
Math
40.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +17.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 24.6% | 37.0% | 20.9% |
| Math | 16.0% | 24.6% | 27.1% | 32.0% |
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 | 41.8% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 43.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.5% | 45.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 23.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 HALFWAY ELEM.
HALFWAY ELEM.'s state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALFWAY ELEM. this school | 133 | 51.1% | 36.9% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. DESOTO | 146 | 49.3% | N/A |
| MILLER CO. ELEM. TUSCUMBIA | 125 | 48.8% | 20.5% |
| NODAWAY-HOLT ELEM. MAITLAND | 116 | 49.1% | 50.7% |
| LIBERAL ELEM. LIBERAL | 116 | 48.3% | 38.9% |
| SHELL KNOB ELEM. SHELL KNOB | 158 | 48.7% | 29.8% |
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 HALFWAY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #613 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #542 of 1,019 ▼ 70 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #547 of 1,018 ▲ 65 | #4 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.9pp | #27 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #1,088 of 1,294 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #615 of 1,165 | #6 of 8 |
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
133
-21 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 133 | 11.5 | 11.5:1 | 51% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 11.5 | 11.7:1 | 61% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 11.5 | 13.4:1 | 62% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 51% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 12.9 | 11.1:1 | 51% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 45% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 60% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 13 | 11.3:1 | 57% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 177 | 11 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HALFWAY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (142 to 133); teachers down 10% (12.9 to 11.5).
About HALFWAY ELEM.
HALFWAY ELEM. is a small elementary school. Its address is in HALFWAY, Missouri. Enrollment is 133 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 58% smaller than average.
HALFWAY R-III has a total of 2 schools and 247 students, HALFWAY ELEM. among them.
HALFWAY ELEM.'s enrollment is 95% White. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at HALFWAY ELEM. was 11.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. HALFWAY ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 51%.
allk12 grades HALFWAY ELEM. a C+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with HALFWAY ELEM.'s lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 40.7%. HALFWAY ELEM. scores 36.9%, 3.9 points below that line.
Across Polk County, the median household income is $59,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Polk County is home to 21 public schools and about 4,965 public school students.
HALFWAY SECONDARY is located less than a tenth of a mile from HALFWAY ELEM.. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, HALFWAY ELEM. ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, HALFWAY ELEM.'s enrollment dropped 14%, to 133. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.0:1 to 11.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at HALFWAY ELEM.. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,444
Census ACS
Median income
$59,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,965 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- HALFWAY SECONDARY0.0 mi · 114
- BUFFALO MIDDLE7.7 mi · 466
- MALLORY ELEM.7.9 mi · 599
- BUFFALO HIGH8.1 mi · 511
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR8.4 mi · 157
- BOLIVAR HIGH8.4 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About HALFWAY ELEM.How large is HALFWAY ELEM.?
HALFWAY ELEM. enrolls approximately 133 students in grades KG-06.
Is HALFWAY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HALFWAY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does HALFWAY ELEM. have?
HALFWAY ELEM. employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HALFWAY ELEM.?
At HALFWAY ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees HALFWAY ELEM.?
HALFWAY ELEM. is overseen by HALFWAY R-III in Polk County.
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