Enrollment
99
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH R-III·NCES 292757001689
HELENA ELEM.
21080 OSAGE ST, HELENA, MO 64459 · (816) 369-2865 · Andrew County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
39 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 SAVANNAH R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
74.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
99
+14 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.0:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HELENA ELEM.
Located at 21080 OSAGE ST, in HELENA, Missouri, HELENA ELEM. is an one-room-style elementary-level community that educates 99 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within SAVANNAH R-III. That puts it 69% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
HELENA ELEM. is one of 7 schools operated by SAVANNAH R-III, a district that hosts 2,390 students overall.
On the student-mix side, HELENA ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Andrew County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HELENA ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.
In the broader community, census data for Andrew County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,625 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. HELENA ELEM. is one of 11 public schools in Andrew County (combined enrollment of about 2,892 students).
Nearest neighbor: UNION STAR ELEM., around 5.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HELENA ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.9%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HELENA ELEM. has expanded 16%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 99 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.
On this page, the feed for HELENA ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Andrew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,065
Census ACS
Median income
$75,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAVANNAH R-III
- SAVANNAH HIGHHigh · 752 students
- MINNIE CLINE ELEM.Elementary · 603 students
- SAVANNAH MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- JOHN GLENN ELEM.Elementary · 280 students
- AMAZONIA ELEM.Elementary · 100 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTRElementary · 68 students
Nearby schools
- UNION STAR ELEM.5.6 mi · 66
- UNION STAR HIGH5.6 mi · 91
- UNION STAR PRESCHOOL5.6 mi · 9
- AVENUE CITY ELEM.6.3 mi · 229
- SAVANNAH HIGH9.0 mi · 752
- MINNIE CLINE ELEM.9.8 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About HELENA ELEM.How large is HELENA ELEM.?
HELENA ELEM. enrolls approximately 99 students in grades KG-05.
Is HELENA ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HELENA ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HELENA ELEM. have?
HELENA ELEM. employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at HELENA ELEM.?
Student demographics at HELENA ELEM. are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is HELENA ELEM. public or private?
HELENA ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAVANNAH R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.