Enrollment
186
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUNCTION HILL C-12·NCES 291506000689
JUNCTION HILL ELEM.
8004 COUNTY RD 3010, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775 · (417) 256-4265 · Howell County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
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
64.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
MO avg 48.7% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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
186
-42 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.9:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JUNCTION HILL ELEM.
Located at 8004 COUNTY RD 3010, in WEST PLAINS, Missouri, JUNCTION HILL ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that works with 186 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by JUNCTION HILL C-12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 315.
JUNCTION HILL ELEM. sits inside JUNCTION HILL C-12, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On demographics, JUNCTION HILL ELEM. lists that nearly all students (98%) are White.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JUNCTION HILL ELEM. has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at JUNCTION HILL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JUNCTION HILL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 58.2%, a residual of +8.0 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Howell County put the typical household earns roughly $50,993 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JUNCTION HILL ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Howell County (combined enrollment of about 5,704 students).
Nearest neighbor: WEST PLAINS ELEM., around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around JUNCTION HILL ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JUNCTION HILL ELEM. at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUNCTION HILL ELEM. has decreased 18%, going from 228 students in 2018 to 186 in 2025.
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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 ELEM.3.1 mi · 767
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLE3.4 mi · 555
- HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.3.5 mi · 201
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGH3.5 mi · 1,108
- OZARK HORIZON SCHOOL4.9 mi · 17
- RICHARDS ELEM.6.2 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About JUNCTION HILL ELEM.What is the total enrollment at JUNCTION HILL ELEM.?
JUNCTION HILL ELEM. enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does JUNCTION HILL ELEM. serve?
JUNCTION HILL ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JUNCTION HILL ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUNCTION HILL ELEM. is approximately 10.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JUNCTION HILL ELEM.?
At JUNCTION HILL ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is JUNCTION HILL ELEM. public or private?
JUNCTION HILL ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JUNCTION HILL C-12.
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