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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LATHROP R-II·NCES 291797000959
Lathrop Elementary School
700 Center St, Lathrop, MO 64465 · (816) 710-6114 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
174 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 LATHROP R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.3% | 29.5% | 33.1% | 18.8% |
| Math | 18.8% | 23.9% | 33.6% | 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 | 47.8% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 26.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 37.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.1% | 44.8% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Lathrop Elementary School
Lathrop Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lathrop Elementary School this school | 403 | 43.2% | 39.1% |
| OSAGE UPPER ELEM. OSAGE BEACH | 401 | 44.1% | 46.5% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE PRIMARY ROGERSVILLE | 369 | 45.8% | N/A |
| CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. HOUSE SPRINGS | 425 | 42.4% | 55.2% |
| HARRISONVILLE ELEM. HARRISONVILLE | 427 | 40.3% | 34.0% |
| ZITZMAN ELEM. PACIFIC | 469 | 43.9% | 48.7% |
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 Lathrop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #550 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #492 of 1,019 ▲ 298 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #383 of 1,018 ▲ 146 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #340 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #380 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #187 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #746 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #766 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #509 of 684 |
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
403
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 403 | 35.7 | 11.3:1 | 43% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 33.8 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 37.3 | 11.4:1 | 36% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 47% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 36.4 | 12.0:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 30% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lathrop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (435 to 403); teachers down 2% (36.4 to 35.7).
About Lathrop Elementary School
Lathrop Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Lathrop, Missouri. Enrollment totals 403 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 28% larger than the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
The district, LATHROP R-II, has 871 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Lathrop Elementary School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Clinton County, where about 93% of residents are White. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Lathrop Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lathrop Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lathrop Elementary School would be expected to post about 43.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%.
In the wider Clinton County area, the median household earns about $70,627 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Clinton County, 12 public schools serve about 3,692 students.
The closest school to Lathrop Elementary School is Lathrop Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Lathrop Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lathrop Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 403, up from 391 in 2020-21.
The Lathrop Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$70,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LATHROP R-II
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 272 students
- Lathrop Middle SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Other schools in Lathrop
- Lathrop High SchoolHigh · 272 students
- Lathrop Middle SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Other Lathrop Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lathrop Elementary. Lathrop Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lathrop ElementaryLathrop, CA · 1,000 students
Nearby schools
- Lathrop Middle School0.2 mi · 196
- Lathrop High School1.2 mi · 272
- ELLIS ELEM.6.7 mi · 301
- CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE6.8 mi · 197
- PLATTSBURG HIGH6.9 mi · 200
- LAWSON HIGH9.8 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Lathrop Elementary SchoolHow large is Lathrop Elementary School?
Lathrop Elementary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lathrop Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lathrop Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lathrop Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lathrop Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lathrop Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lathrop Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Lathrop Elementary School public or private?
Lathrop Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LATHROP R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.