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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLDEN R-III·NCES 291449000681

HOLDEN ELEM.

1903 S MARKET, HOLDEN, MO 64040 · (816) 732-6071 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
276 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Pre-K
36
Kindergarten
68
Grade 1
86
Grade 2
86
Grade 3
73
Grade 4
84
Grade 5
107
Student demographics
White
48089%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
356%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
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
Male
26449%
Female
27651%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HOLDEN ELEM.→HOLDEN MIDDLE→HOLDEN HIGH
Based on grade levels within HOLDEN R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
37.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
33.4%
MO avg 48.7% . -21.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 37 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 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 22 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
540
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.9:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HOLDEN ELEM.

HOLDEN ELEM. operates as a substantial elementary-level community in HOLDEN, Missouri, one of the schools within HOLDEN R-III. Current enrollment sits at 540 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

HOLDEN ELEM. is one of 3 schools operated by HOLDEN R-III, a district that works with 1,232 students overall.

Demographically, HOLDEN ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest consists of 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Johnson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at HOLDEN ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Johnson County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOLDEN ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 44.4%.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,272, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Johnson County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,058 students), of which HOLDEN ELEM. is one.

HOLDEN HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HOLDEN ELEM.. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOLDEN ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. HOLDEN ELEM.'s enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 540).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for HOLDEN ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Johnson County at a glance

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Population
54,732
Census ACS
Median income
$67,272
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,058 students

Quick facts

School name
HOLDEN ELEM.
District
HOLDEN R-III
Address
1903 S MARKET, HOLDEN, MO 64040
Phone
(816) 732-6071
County
Johnson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
540
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
276 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
291449000681
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HOLDEN ELEM.
How many students attend HOLDEN ELEM.?
HOLDEN ELEM. enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-05.
Is HOLDEN ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOLDEN ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HOLDEN ELEM. have?
HOLDEN ELEM. employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at HOLDEN ELEM.?
Student demographics at HOLDEN ELEM. are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HOLDEN ELEM. in?
HOLDEN ELEM. is part of HOLDEN R-III.
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