Enrollment
201
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWELL VALLEY R-I·NCES 291521000692
HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.
6461 STATE RTE ZZ, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775 · (417) 256-2268 · Howell County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
106 students
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
MO avg 48.7% . +45.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 45 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 2024-25Enrollment
201
-5 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.1:1
% White
92%
was 100%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Howell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,383
Census ACS
Median income
$50,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST PLAINS
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.Elementary · 767 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 466 students
- RICHARDS ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
- GLENWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 555
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGH2.1 mi · 1,108
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.2.2 mi · 767
- JUNCTION HILL ELEM.3.5 mi · 186
- GLENWOOD ELEM.3.6 mi · 252
- OZARK HORIZON SCHOOL4.6 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.How large is HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.?
HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-08.
Is HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at HOWELL VALLEY ELEM..
What is the student diversity at HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.?
Student demographics at HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.?
HOWELL VALLEY ELEM. is overseen by HOWELL VALLEY R-I in Howell County.
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