HOLCOMB ELEM.

Set in HOLCOMB, Missouri, HOLCOMB ELEM. is a close-knit K-5 school, run under HOLCOMB R-III. It educates 235 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

HOLCOMB ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by HOLCOMB R-III, a district that serves 429 students overall.

On demographics, HOLCOMB ELEM. logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder reads as 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, HOLCOMB ELEM. logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HOLCOMB ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOLCOMB ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the area at large, Dunklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $47,849, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Dunklin County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,864 students), of which HOLCOMB ELEM. is one.

HOLCOMB HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around HOLCOMB ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOLCOMB ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.7%.

HOLCOMB ELEM. operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.