Enrollment
80
Elementary
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEYTESVILLE R-III·NCES 291653000904
KEYTESVILLE ELEM.
27247 HWY 5, KEYTESVILLE, MO 65261 · (660) 288-3767 · Chariton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
40 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
KEYTESVILLE ELEM.→KEYTESVILLE HIGH
Based on grade levels within KEYTESVILLE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -48.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +52.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 48 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 52 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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
80
+5 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 7.1:1
% White
99%
was 95%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KEYTESVILLE ELEM.
KEYTESVILLE ELEM. operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in KEYTESVILLE, Missouri, overseen by KEYTESVILLE R-III. Current enrollment sits at 80 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so KEYTESVILLE ELEM. sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.
KEYTESVILLE R-III comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 128 students; KEYTESVILLE ELEM. is among them.
On the student-mix side, KEYTESVILLE ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).
On the income-and-resources front, KEYTESVILLE ELEM. records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting KEYTESVILLE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, KEYTESVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chariton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,520 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KEYTESVILLE ELEM. is one of 8 public schools in Chariton County (combined enrollment of about 992 students).
The closest other public school is KEYTESVILLE HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KEYTESVILLE ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.7%.
KEYTESVILLE ELEM. operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 75 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 99% across the same window.
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Chariton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,390
Census ACS
Median income
$71,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
992 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KEYTESVILLE HIGH0.0 mi · 48
- SALISBURY HIGH7.0 mi · 242
- SALISBURY ELEM.7.3 mi · 231
- BRUNSWICK ELEM.10.0 mi · 135
- BRUNSWICK HIGH10.0 mi · 120
- WESTRAN MIDDLE14.2 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About KEYTESVILLE ELEM.How large is KEYTESVILLE ELEM.?
KEYTESVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 80 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does KEYTESVILLE ELEM. serve?
KEYTESVILLE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KEYTESVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KEYTESVILLE ELEM. is approximately 7.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KEYTESVILLE ELEM.?
At KEYTESVILLE ELEM., the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Black.
Is KEYTESVILLE ELEM. public or private?
KEYTESVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by KEYTESVILLE R-III.
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