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KEARNEY ELEM.

902 S JEFFERSON, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4113 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
72 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
42
Grade 1
40
Grade 2
32
Grade 3
36
Grade 4
40
Grade 5
33
Student demographics
White
19989%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
104%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
11250%
Female
11150%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
29.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +16.3pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.2pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
223
-47 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.6:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About KEARNEY ELEM.

KEARNEY ELEM. is a low-enrollment K-5 school in KEARNEY, Missouri, run under KEARNEY R-I. The school educates 223 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

KEARNEY ELEM. is one of 9 schools operated by KEARNEY R-I, a district that caters to 3,424 students overall.

Looking at the student body, KEARNEY ELEM. logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KEARNEY ELEM. has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at KEARNEY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KEARNEY ELEM. is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.7%; KEARNEY ELEM. posts 23.5%, -27.2 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clay County) records that the typical household earns roughly $88,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), KEARNEY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, KEARNEY ELEM. comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEARNEY ELEM. has fell 17%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 223 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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Clay County at a glance

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Population
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students

Quick facts

School name
KEARNEY ELEM.
District
KEARNEY R-I
Address
902 S JEFFERSON, KEARNEY, MO 64060
Phone
(816) 628-4113
County
Clay County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
223
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
72 (32%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
291645000891
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KEARNEY ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at KEARNEY ELEM.?
KEARNEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 223 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KEARNEY ELEM. serve?
KEARNEY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KEARNEY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KEARNEY ELEM. is approximately 11.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KEARNEY ELEM.?
At KEARNEY ELEM., the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is KEARNEY ELEM. public or private?
KEARNEY ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by KEARNEY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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