HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.

Set in WEST PLAINS, Missouri, HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. is a compact elementary school, overseen by HOWELL VALLEY R-I. It instructs 201 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. is a school of HOWELL VALLEY R-I, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Howell County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, HOWELL VALLEY 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 49.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Howell County put median household income runs about $50,993, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Howell County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,704 students), of which HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. is one.

WEST PLAINS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.9%.

HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.'s enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 206 (now 201). White enrollment moved from 100% to 92% across the same window.

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