LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY

LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY, a minimally staffed K-5 school in LESTERVILLE, Missouri, overseen by LESTERVILLE R-IV, instructs 68 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 78% below typical.

LESTERVILLE R-IV runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 173 students. LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic. Compared to Reynolds County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 41.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Reynolds County) logs that median household earnings sit near $45,028, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY is one of 8 public schools in Reynolds County (combined enrollment of about 854 students).

ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL 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. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LESTERVILLE ELEMENTARY has declined 36%, going from 107 students in 2018 to 68 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

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