Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY R-I·NCES 291645000891
KEARNEY ELEM.
902 S JEFFERSON, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4113 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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 elementary schools
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within KEARNEY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
51.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 24.5% | 44.1% | 9.8% |
| Math | 21.5% | 30.3% | 27.4% | 20.5% |
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 | 46.0% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 51.6% | 48.4% |
| 2021-22 | 47.6% | 49.2% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 KEARNEY ELEM.
KEARNEY ELEM.'s state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEARNEY ELEM. this school | 223 | 32.3% | 43.6% |
| CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE CENTRALIA | 273 | 31.5% | 41.7% |
| MIDWAY ELEM. CLEVELAND | 227 | 37.0% | 38.3% |
| PLATTIN PRIMARY FESTUS | 203 | 30.0% | N/A |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. HARRISONVILLE | 243 | 37.4% | N/A |
| JOHN GLENN ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 280 | 34.3% | 49.9% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 KEARNEY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #452 of 1,002 | #27 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #296 of 1,019 ▲ 133 | #16 of 41 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #434 of 1,018 ▼ 21 | #26 of 41 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #520 of 943 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #905 of 1,294 | #39 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #205 of 950 | #7 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #681 of 953 | #37 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.3% | #917 of 1,165 | #27 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #242 of 684 | #11 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
223
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 223 | 19.5 | 11.4:1 | 32% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 19.1 | 12.5:1 | 30% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 22.1 | 12.1:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 21.4 | 12.6:1 | 27% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 30% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 4% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEARNEY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (270 to 223); teachers down 9% (21.4 to 19.5).
About KEARNEY ELEM.
KEARNEY ELEM. runs as a small elementary school in KEARNEY, Missouri. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 223 students. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
KEARNEY R-I counts 3,424 students in its 9 schools, and KEARNEY ELEM. is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show KEARNEY ELEM. is 89% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Clay County, the White share is about 79%. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 32%.
allk12 grades KEARNEY ELEM. a C+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KEARNEY ELEM., the prediction is 47.8% and the result is 43.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Clay County, the median household income is $88,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Clay County has 80 public schools and roughly 41,553 students.
KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 58.9%, higher than KEARNEY ELEM.'s 43.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 251 in 2020-21 to 223 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY R-I
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- KEARNEY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER0.3 mi · 44
- KEARNEY MIDDLE0.3 mi · 591
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.0.7 mi · 264
- KEARNEY HIGH1.1 mi · 814
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.1.3 mi · 455
- LENS1.4 mi · 60
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.