LA MONTE ELEM.

LA MONTE ELEM. is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in LA MONTE, Missouri, run under LA MONTE R-IV, with 161 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so LA MONTE ELEM. sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

Within LA MONTE R-IV, which oversees 2 schools and 305 students, LA MONTE ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LA MONTE ELEM. shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pettis County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LA MONTE ELEM. has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, LA MONTE ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 40.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pettis County shows median household income runs about $60,430, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pettis County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students), LA MONTE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

LA MONTE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA MONTE ELEM. at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA MONTE ELEM. has contracted 21%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 37% to 45%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.