Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING CITY R-I·NCES 291659000906
KING CITY ELEM.
300 N GRAND, KING CITY, MO 64463 · (660) 535-4712 · Gentry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
74 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
KING CITY ELEM.→KING CITY HIGH
Based on grade levels within KING CITY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.4pp since 2021
Math
53.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 26.1% | 44.3% | 12.5% |
| Math | 27.2% | 26.1% | 29.5% | 17.0% |
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 | 43.1% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 51.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 44.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 56.7% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 KING CITY ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING CITY ELEM. this school | 180 | 41.1% | 42.8% |
| COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER STRAFFORD | 180 | 43.9% | N/A |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARYVILLE | 172 | 42.4% | N/A |
| TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD HERCULANEUM | 170 | 44.1% | N/A |
| SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. SWEET SPRINGS | 191 | 43.5% | 39.6% |
| New Franklin Elementary New Franklin | 194 | 44.8% | 66.9% |
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 KING CITY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #469 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #267 of 1,019 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #520 of 1,018 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #189 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #989 of 1,294 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #799 of 1,165 |
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
180
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 180 | 16.3 | 11.0:1 | 41% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 17.2 | 10.9:1 | 40% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 18.3 | 11.1:1 | 43% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 41% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 19.6 | 9.8:1 | 46% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 44% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 52% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KING CITY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (191 to 180); teachers down 17% (19.6 to 16.3).
About KING CITY ELEM.
KING CITY ELEM. is an elementary school with a street address in KING CITY, Missouri. It had 180 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
KING CITY R-I is responsible for 2 schools, KING CITY ELEM. included, with 336 students in all.
The share of students at KING CITY ELEM. who are White is 93%. Other groups make up 2% Black. Gentry County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
The school had 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 41%. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in Gentry County.
KING CITY ELEM. earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, KING CITY ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 42.8% actual against 44.5% predicted.
The school's county is Gentry County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $55,848 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. KING CITY ELEM. shares Gentry County with 6 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, KING CITY HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile from KING CITY ELEM.. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. KING CITY ELEM. comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put KING CITY ELEM. in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 191 (2020-21) to 180 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to KING CITY ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Gentry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,245
Census ACS
Median income
$55,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KING CITY HIGH0.0 mi · 156
- UNION STAR ELEM.6.4 mi · 66
- UNION STAR HIGH6.4 mi · 91
- UNION STAR PRESCHOOL6.4 mi · 9
- STANBERRY ELEM.11.4 mi · 222
- STANBERRY HIGH11.4 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About KING CITY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at KING CITY ELEM.?
KING CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KING CITY ELEM. serve?
KING CITY ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does KING CITY ELEM. have?
KING CITY ELEM. employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is KING CITY ELEM.?
KING CITY ELEM. reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is KING CITY ELEM. in?
KING CITY ELEM. is part of KING CITY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.