Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY CO. R-II·NCES 292133001170
JONESBURG ELEM.
106 SMITH RD, JONESBURG, MO 63351 · (833) 662-6228 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
63 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within MONTGOMERY CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -8.8pp since 2023
Math
86.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +26.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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
149
-42 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 14.7:1
% White
89%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JONESBURG ELEM.
As a small elementary campus in JONESBURG, Missouri, JONESBURG ELEM. caters to 149 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by MONTGOMERY CO. R-II. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Across the 4 schools in MONTGOMERY CO. R-II (1,075 students total), JONESBURG ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, JONESBURG ELEM. reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JONESBURG ELEM. has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JONESBURG ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 60.2%, a residual of +9.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $65,500, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Montgomery County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,336 students), of which JONESBURG ELEM. is one.
Hopewell Acad Early Chld Cntr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, JONESBURG ELEM. comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 149 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 93% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the JONESBURG ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,426
Census ACS
Median income
$65,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,336 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONTGOMERY CO. R-II
- MONTGOMERY CO. HIGHHigh · 336 students
- MONTGOMERY CITY ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
- MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Hopewell Acad Early Chld Cntr8.1 mi · 61
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLE9.0 mi · 696
- DANIEL BOONE ELEM.9.0 mi · 329
- WARRENTON HIGH9.2 mi · 974
- WARRIOR RIDGE ELEM.9.3 mi · 497
- REBECCA BOONE ELEM.9.3 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About JONESBURG ELEM.How many students attend JONESBURG ELEM.?
JONESBURG ELEM. enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-05.
Is JONESBURG ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
JONESBURG ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JONESBURG ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JONESBURG ELEM. is approximately 10.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JONESBURG ELEM.?
At JONESBURG ELEM., the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees JONESBURG ELEM.?
JONESBURG ELEM. is overseen by MONTGOMERY CO. R-II in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.