Enrollment
60
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY R-I·NCES 291645003353
LENS
2215 SOUTH CAMPUS DRIVE, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4798 · Clay County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
12 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 KEARNEY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +30.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% 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 21 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 →
About LENS
As a minimally staffed K-5 school in KEARNEY, Missouri, LENS teaches 60 students from grades 4 through 5, part of KEARNEY R-I. That puts it 81% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
LENS is one of 9 schools operated by KEARNEY R-I, a district that teaches 3,424 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LENS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting LENS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Clay County's rate of about 35%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LENS ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.9%; LENS posts 71.9%, +21.0 points above that line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household income runs about $88,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Clay County runs 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), of which LENS is one.
Nearest neighbor: KEARNEY JR. HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LENS comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY R-I
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 455 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- KEARNEY JR. HIGH0.0 mi · 510
- SOUTHVIEW ELEM.0.1 mi · 455
- KEARNEY HIGH0.3 mi · 814
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.0.8 mi · 264
- KEARNEY ELEM.1.4 mi · 223
- KEARNEY MIDDLE1.6 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About LENSWhat is the total enrollment at LENS?
LENS enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 04-05.
Is LENS an elementary, middle, or high school?
LENS is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LENS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LENS is approximately 13.5:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LENS?
Student demographics at LENS are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees LENS?
LENS is overseen by KEARNEY R-I in Clay County.
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