Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POPLAR BLUFF R-I·NCES 292545001471
LAKE ROAD ELEM.
986 HWY AA, POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901 · (573) 785-4392 · Butler County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
300 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
This year's 1st grade class (59) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 POPLAR BLUFF R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.9% | 28.4% | 40.8% | 11.8% |
| Math | 23.6% | 26.6% | 30.1% | 19.5% |
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 | 47.3% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 53.0% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% 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 35 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 LAKE ROAD ELEM.
LAKE ROAD ELEM.'s state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE ROAD ELEM. this school | 300 | 100.0% | 56.9% |
| PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. PORTAGEVILLE | 311 | 100.0% | 65.9% |
| POPLAR BLUFF EARLY CHILDHOOD C POPLAR BLUFF | 295 | 100.0% | N/A |
| O'NEAL ELEM. POPLAR BLUFF | 344 | 100.0% | 56.0% |
| POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR. POPLAR BLUFF | 333 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DAVID BARTON ELEM. BOONVILLE | 298 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
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 LAKE ROAD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #181 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #331 of 1,019 ▼ 134 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #397 of 1,018 ▼ 251 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #191 of 943 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #698 of 1,294 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #387 of 950 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #350 of 953 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #138 of 1,165 | #2 of 10 |
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
300
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 300 | 24.2 | 12.4:1 | 100% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 24.8 | 12.3:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 99% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 16.9 | 11.3:1 | 99% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 86% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 83% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 85% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE ROAD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (191 to 300); teachers up 43% (16.9 to 24.2).
About LAKE ROAD ELEM.
LAKE ROAD ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri, under POPLAR BLUFF R-I. The school has 300 students in 2024-25 across grades 1 through 6.
Across its 9 schools, POPLAR BLUFF R-I enrolls 4,899 students. LAKE ROAD ELEM. is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show LAKE ROAD ELEM. is 69% White. The next largest groups are 17% Black, 12% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 18 points below the 87% share among Butler County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Staffing at LAKE ROAD ELEM. comes to 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. It is about the same as the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 74% average for public schools in Butler County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, LAKE ROAD ELEM. is in the top 10% of Missouri schools: 56.9% actual against 22.4% predicted.
Census data for Butler County show the median household earns about $49,089 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Butler County number 20, with about 6,435 students.
The closest school to LAKE ROAD ELEM. is POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGH, located about 4.3 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of LAKE ROAD ELEM.. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LAKE ROAD ELEM. is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
Federal data place LAKE ROAD ELEM. in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 335 in 2020-21 to 300 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,020
Census ACS
Median income
$49,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,435 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I
- POPLAR BLUFF HIGHHigh · 1,416 students
- POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 932 students
- POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGHMiddle · 735 students
- O'NEAL ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
- POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR.Elementary · 333 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 317 students
Other schools in POPLAR BLUFF
- POPLAR BLUFF HIGHHigh · 1,416 students
- POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 932 students
- POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGHMiddle · 735 students
- O'NEAL ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
- POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR.Elementary · 333 students
- OAK GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 317 students
Other LAKE ROAD Elementary schools
One other US public school is named LAKE ROAD Elementary. LAKE ROAD ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lake Road ElementaryUnion City, TN · 492 students
Nearby schools
- POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGH4.3 mi · 735
- POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL4.4 mi · 932
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.4.5 mi · 227
- O'NEAL ELEM.4.7 mi · 344
- SHADY GROVE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 39
- POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR.5.9 mi · 333
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE ROAD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LAKE ROAD ELEM.?
LAKE ROAD ELEM. enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does LAKE ROAD ELEM. serve?
LAKE ROAD ELEM. serves grades 01-06.
How many students per teacher at LAKE ROAD ELEM.?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at LAKE ROAD ELEM..
What is the student diversity at LAKE ROAD ELEM.?
Student demographics at LAKE ROAD ELEM. are roughly 69% White, 2% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKE ROAD ELEM.?
LAKE ROAD ELEM. is overseen by POPLAR BLUFF R-I in Butler County.
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