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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEDALIA 200·NCES 292783001703
HEBER HUNT ELEM.
600 S WARREN, SEDALIA, MO 65301 · (660) 826-1058 · Pettis County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-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.
- C+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
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
346 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 35% larger than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 SEDALIA 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
39.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.4% | 31.6% | 36.7% | 16.1% |
| Math | 14.8% | 25.1% | 34.8% | 25.1% |
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 | 47.0% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 48.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 43.6% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 HEBER HUNT ELEM.
HEBER HUNT ELEM.'s state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEBER HUNT ELEM. this school | 448 | 77.2% | 42.2% |
| OTT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 384 | 75.0% | 37.8% |
| BENTON ELEM. NEOSHO | 523 | 75.7% | 35.1% |
| CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARY BRANSON | 415 | 73.3% | N/A |
| SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 364 | 75.8% | 38.5% |
| JOHN W. LUFF ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 362 | 73.5% | 46.4% |
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 HEBER HUNT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pettis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #478 of 1,002 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #560 of 1,019 ▼ 106 | #7 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #409 of 1,018 ▲ 109 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #356 of 943 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #252 of 1,294 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #374 of 950 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #113 of 953 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #278 of 1,165 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #624 of 684 | #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
448
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 448 | 36.4 | 12.3:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 35.4 | 12.3:1 | 76% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 35.1 | 11.8:1 | 74% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 78% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 36.1 | 12.8:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 73% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 59% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HEBER HUNT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (462 to 448); teachers up 1% (36.1 to 36.4).
About HEBER HUNT ELEM.
HEBER HUNT ELEM. is a public medium-sized elementary school in SEDALIA, Missouri. The school enrolls 448 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 42% bigger than that.
HEBER HUNT ELEM. falls under SEDALIA 200, which has 9 schools enrolling 5,209 students.
HEBER HUNT ELEM. is 51% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 9% Black. Among people living in Pettis County, the White share is about 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. For comparison, public schools in Pettis County average 61%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, HEBER HUNT ELEM. receives a B. 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, HEBER HUNT ELEM. is 11.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Pettis County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,430, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pettis County is home to 20 public schools and about 6,820 public school students.
HORACE MANN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around HEBER HUNT ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. HEBER HUNT ELEM. ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.2% against a local average of 50.6%.
In the federal locale system, HEBER HUNT ELEM. is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 448. The school's ratio rose from 11.3:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for HEBER HUNT ELEM. covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pettis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,430
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEDALIA 200
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,551 students
- SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHLMiddle · 1,133 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.Elementary · 483 students
- PARKVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 447 students
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 396 students
- HORACE MANN ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
Other schools in SEDALIA
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,551 students
- SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHLMiddle · 1,133 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.Elementary · 483 students
- PARKVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 447 students
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 396 students
- HORACE MANN ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- HORACE MANN ELEM.0.7 mi · 276
- E W Thompson1.0 mi · 11
- SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHL1.3 mi · 1,133
- SKYLINE ELEM.1.7 mi · 483
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 396
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.1.8 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About HEBER HUNT ELEM.What is the total enrollment at HEBER HUNT ELEM.?
HEBER HUNT ELEM. enrolls approximately 448 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does HEBER HUNT ELEM. serve?
HEBER HUNT ELEM. serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEBER HUNT ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEBER HUNT ELEM. is approximately 12.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HEBER HUNT ELEM.?
Student demographics at HEBER HUNT ELEM. are roughly 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees HEBER HUNT ELEM.?
HEBER HUNT ELEM. is overseen by SEDALIA 200 in Pettis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.