Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLCOMB R-III·NCES 291446000677
HOLCOMB ELEM.
102 S CHERRY, HOLCOMB, MO 63852 · (573) 792-3550 · Dunklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
235 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
HOLCOMB ELEM.→HOLCOMB HIGH
Based on grade levels within HOLCOMB R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
26.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.4% | 25.4% | 44.9% | 15.2% |
| Math | 7.6% | 18.6% | 46.6% | 27.1% |
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 | 39.8% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 20.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 27.3% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 HOLCOMB ELEM.
HOLCOMB ELEM.'s state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLCOMB ELEM. this school | 235 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| CROCKER ELEM. CROCKER | 236 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| WM. H. LYNCH ELEM. SALEM | 257 | 100.0% | N/A |
| CAMPBELL ELEM. CAMPBELL | 312 | 100.0% | 37.3% |
| PICKETT ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 250 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY EDWARDS | 258 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
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 HOLCOMB ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Dunklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #763 of 1,002 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #805 of 1,019 ▲ 64 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #604 of 1,018 ▲ 70 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #378 of 943 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #865 of 1,294 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #127 of 950 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.0% | #582 of 953 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #90 of 1,165 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #239 of 684 | N/A |
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
235
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 235 | 21.5 | 10.9:1 | 100% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 20.2 | 11.2:1 | 100% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 99% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 22.2 | 12.9:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 99% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 57% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOLCOMB ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (285 to 235); teachers down 3% (22.2 to 21.5).
About HOLCOMB ELEM.
This page covers HOLCOMB ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school in HOLCOMB, Missouri. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 235 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
HOLCOMB R-III is the district for HOLCOMB ELEM.. It has 2 schools and 429 students.
The student body at HOLCOMB ELEM. is 85% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Dunklin County, the White share is about 76%. HOLCOMB ELEM.'s diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
HOLCOMB ELEM.'s 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 10.9:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Dunklin County.
HOLCOMB ELEM.'s average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.5% is 6.1 points above the 22.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dunklin County show that the median household income is $47,849, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Besides HOLCOMB ELEM., Dunklin County has 20 other public schools.
The closest public school to HOLCOMB ELEM. is HOLCOMB HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 28.5% is below the 49.7% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 235, starting from 239. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.9:1, from 11.9:1.
Community posts for HOLCOMB ELEM. can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dunklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,493
Census ACS
Median income
$47,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other HOLCOMB Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named HOLCOMB Elementary. HOLCOMB ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFAYETTEVILLE, AR · 603 students
- Holcomb Elementary SchoolOregon City, OR · 516 students
Nearby schools
- HOLCOMB HIGH0.1 mi · 194
- BOOTHEEL SCHOOL4.7 mi · 26
- CLARKTON ELEM.4.9 mi · 143
- CLARKTON HIGH4.9 mi · 135
- CAMPBELL HIGH6.4 mi · 235
- CAMPBELL ELEM.6.4 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About HOLCOMB ELEM.How many students attend HOLCOMB ELEM.?
HOLCOMB ELEM. enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-06.
Is HOLCOMB ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOLCOMB ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at HOLCOMB ELEM.?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at HOLCOMB ELEM..
How diverse is HOLCOMB ELEM.?
HOLCOMB ELEM. reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is HOLCOMB ELEM. in?
HOLCOMB ELEM. is part of HOLCOMB R-III.
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