Enrollment
258
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELSBERRY R-II·NCES 291140001990
IDA CANNON MIDDLE
178 TOMAHAWK DR, ELSBERRY, MO 63343 · (573) 898-5554 · Lincoln County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
120 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 23% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
IDA CANNON MIDDLE→ELSBERRY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ELSBERRY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
39.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.1% | 23.9% | 39.0% | 17.8% |
| Math | 15.4% | 24.3% | 31.7% | 28.4% |
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 | 43.0% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.1% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 43.1% | 38.6% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 IDA CANNON MIDDLE
IDA CANNON MIDDLE's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDA CANNON MIDDLE this school | 258 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
| MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE MONTGOMERY CITY | 264 | 46.6% | 22.9% |
| HOLDEN MIDDLE HOLDEN | 301 | 46.5% | 33.4% |
| BROOKFIELD MIDDLE BROOKFIELD | 237 | 45.1% | 64.3% |
| BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE BOWLING GREEN | 284 | 47.9% | 40.1% |
| LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE HIGGINSVILLE | 223 | 49.3% | 31.7% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 IDA CANNON MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #249 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #232 of 380 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #156 of 380 ▲ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #232 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #297 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #93 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #231 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #210 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #40 of 91 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
258
+21 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 258 | 20.9 | 12.4:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 31% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 19.8 | 12.8:1 | 48% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 51% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 16.6 | 14.2:1 | 54% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 53% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 54% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 41% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDA CANNON MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (236 to 258); teachers up 26% (16.6 to 20.9).
About IDA CANNON MIDDLE
IDA CANNON MIDDLE is a small middle school in ELSBERRY, Missouri, one of the schools in ELSBERRY R-II. The school reports 258 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 44% smaller than the 461 average for middle schools in Missouri.
IDA CANNON MIDDLE sits within ELSBERRY R-II, which has 3 schools and 829 students.
At IDA CANNON MIDDLE, White students make up 88% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at IDA CANNON MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
IDA CANNON MIDDLE operates with 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.4:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. About 47% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Lincoln County averages 33%, lower than here.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, IDA CANNON MIDDLE receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Missouri, IDA CANNON MIDDLE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.9% actual against a predicted 42.5%.
IDA CANNON MIDDLE is located in Lincoln County, where median household income is about $89,278, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Lincoln County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,367.
The nearest public school is CLARENCE CANNON ELEM., at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, IDA CANNON MIDDLE is 7th among 7 schools close by.
The federal government classifies IDA CANNON MIDDLE's location as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 258, 9% above the 237 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at IDA CANNON MIDDLE, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,057
Census ACS
Median income
$89,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELSBERRY R-II
- CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.Elementary · 307 students
- ELSBERRY HIGHHigh · 264 students
Other schools in ELSBERRY
- CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.Elementary · 307 students
- ELSBERRY HIGHHigh · 264 students
Nearby schools
- CLARENCE CANNON ELEM.0.0 mi · 307
- ELSBERRY HIGH0.0 mi · 264
- Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School9.2 mi · 336
- Calhoun High School9.7 mi · 171
- WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE11.7 mi · 336
- WINFIELD ELEM.11.7 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About IDA CANNON MIDDLEHow large is IDA CANNON MIDDLE?
IDA CANNON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does IDA CANNON MIDDLE serve?
IDA CANNON MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at IDA CANNON MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at IDA CANNON MIDDLE.
How diverse is IDA CANNON MIDDLE?
IDA CANNON MIDDLE reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees IDA CANNON MIDDLE?
IDA CANNON MIDDLE is overseen by ELSBERRY R-II in Lincoln County.
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