Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA MONTE R-IV·NCES 291692000936
LA MONTE ELEM.
201 S WASHINGTON, LA MONTE, MO 65337 · (660) 347-5621 · Pettis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
99 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 26 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
LA MONTE ELEM.→LA MONTE HIGH
Based on grade levels within LA MONTE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
45.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 19.7% |
| Math | 14.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 23.4% |
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 | 41.9% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 58.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 38.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 LA MONTE ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA MONTE ELEM. this school | 161 | 61.5% | 55.3% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER CARTHAGE | 116 | 56.9% | N/A |
| Tom Butterfield Early Chld Ctr MARSHALL | 140 | 54.3% | N/A |
| PLEASANT VALLEY ELEM. CARTHAGE | 162 | 66.0% | N/A |
| BRYANT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 193 | 76.2% | 23.3% |
| MONETT INTERMEDIATE MONETT | 313 | 61.0% | 46.8% |
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 LA MONTE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pettis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #207 of 1,002 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #428 of 1,019 ▼ 249 | #5 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #543 of 1,018 ▼ 33 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #254 of 943 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #1,023 of 1,294 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #426 of 1,165 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #169 of 684 | #1 of 8 |
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
161
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 161 | 16.6 | 9.7:1 | 61% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 16.4 | 10.8:1 | 68% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 17 | 10.1:1 | 67% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 18.4 | 11.1:1 | 70% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 69% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 62% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 55% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LA MONTE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (205 to 161); teachers down 10% (18.4 to 16.6).
About LA MONTE ELEM.
LA MONTE ELEM. is a small elementary school based in LA MONTE, Missouri. It had 161 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
LA MONTE R-IV enrolls 305 students in 2 schools, including LA MONTE ELEM..
About 50% of students at LA MONTE ELEM. are White, the largest single group. The school is also 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Its staff includes 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is higher. LA MONTE ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%. Public schools in Pettis County average a similar 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, LA MONTE ELEM. lands at A, ahead of 86% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, LA MONTE ELEM. does better than predicted by 18.4 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.3%; the prediction is 36.9%.
In Pettis County, home to about 43,397 people, the median household earns about $60,430 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. LA MONTE ELEM. shares Pettis County with 19 other public schools.
LA MONTE HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of LA MONTE ELEM., there are 2 other public schools. LA MONTE ELEM. places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns LA MONTE ELEM. the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 161, down from 172 in 2020-21.
The LA MONTE ELEM. discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pettis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,430
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LA MONTE HIGH0.0 mi · 144
- PETTIS CO. ELEM.4.7 mi · 110
- KNOB NOSTER ELEM.7.2 mi · 550
- KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE7.3 mi · 381
- KNOB NOSTER HIGH7.7 mi · 474
- NORTHWEST HIGH8.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About LA MONTE ELEM.How many students attend LA MONTE ELEM.?
LA MONTE ELEM. enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LA MONTE ELEM. serve?
LA MONTE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LA MONTE ELEM.?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at LA MONTE ELEM..
How diverse is LA MONTE ELEM.?
LA MONTE ELEM. reports a student body of 50% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is LA MONTE ELEM. public or private?
LA MONTE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA MONTE R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.