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HARRISONVILLE ELEM.

101 MEGHAN DR, HARRISONVILLE, MO 64701 · (816) 380-4131 · Cass County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • FThree-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

Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
172 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 113431%
Grade 213732%
Grade 315637%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
36585%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
256%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
327%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
20849%
Female
21951%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HARRISONVILLE ELEM.→MCEOWEN ELEM.→HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE
Feeds from
EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.PK–KG
Based on grade levels within HARRISONVILLE R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
29.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -14.6pp since 2021
Math
33.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts8.6%21.3%28.6%41.3%
Math13.3%20.0%34.6%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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.9%33.3%
2023-2436.6%37.7%
2022-2341.0%45.1%
2021-2244.5%40.3%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% 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 HARRISONVILLE ELEM.

HARRISONVILLE ELEM.'s state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HARRISONVILLE ELEM. this school42740.3%34.0%
OAK GROVE ELEM.
OAK GROVE
44539.6%41.7%
SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC
45740.7%63.1%
SWEENY ELEMENTARY
REPUBLIC
48139.9%66.6%
CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
46640.8%37.0%
Carl Junction Primary 2-3
Carl Junction
49041.8%45.8%
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 HARRISONVILLE ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Cass County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#673 of 1,002#15 of 20
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#703 of 1,019
▼ 110
#16 of 20
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.9%#793 of 1,018
▼ 116
#18 of 20
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.8pp#55 of 943#3 of 20
Enrollment
ranked largest first
427#306 of 1,294#3 of 24
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#556 of 950#10 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.0%#593 of 953#15 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.3%#809 of 1,165#9 of 24
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.3%#269 of 684#5 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 2024-25
Enrollment
427
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254273213.3:140% (172)
2023-244243412.5:136% (153)
2022-2341633.512.4:136% (150)
2020-214343213.6:141% (180)
2017-1851034.914.6:150% (255)
2015-164683413.8:150% (235)
2010-115543416.3:142% (231)
2000-014592915.8:132% (149)
1990-916343219.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARRISONVILLE ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (510 to 427); teachers down 8% (34.9 to 32).

About HARRISONVILLE ELEM.

HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is a public elementary school in HARRISONVILLE, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 427 students in grades 1 through 3. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 36% above average.

HARRISONVILLE R-IX has 6 schools; together they serve 2,187 students.

At HARRISONVILLE ELEM., 85% of students are White. The school is also 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Cass County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at HARRISONVILLE ELEM. are from different groups.

HARRISONVILLE ELEM. has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3:1. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 40%.

HARRISONVILLE ELEM. earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Missouri public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is 10.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.0% actual, 44.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.

In the wider Cass County area, the median household earns about $87,535 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Cass County, 44 public schools serve about 17,093 students.

The closest school to HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is HARRISONVILLE HIGH, located about 0.7 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HARRISONVILLE ELEM. at 5th of 6.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

In 2020-21, HARRISONVILLE ELEM. enrolled 434; in 2024-25, 427.

People who know HARRISONVILLE ELEM. can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Cass County at a glance

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Population
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students

Quick facts

School name
HARRISONVILLE ELEM.
District
HARRISONVILLE R-IX
Address
101 MEGHAN DR, HARRISONVILLE, MO 64701
Phone
(816) 380-4131
County
Cass County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–03
Total enrollment
427
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
172 (40%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
291376000602
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HARRISONVILLE ELEM.
How many students attend HARRISONVILLE ELEM.?
HARRISONVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 01-03.
Is HARRISONVILLE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARRISONVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is approximately 13.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARRISONVILLE ELEM.?
At HARRISONVILLE ELEM., the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is HARRISONVILLE ELEM. public or private?
HARRISONVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARRISONVILLE R-IX.
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