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Alumni: what's one memory from LICKING ELEM. that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICKING R-VIII·NCES 291860001013
LICKING ELEM.
135 COLLEGE AVE, LICKING, MO 65542 · (573) 674-3211 · Texas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
416 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
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
LICKING ELEM.→LICKING HIGH
Based on grade levels within LICKING R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-21 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.8:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LICKING ELEM.
LICKING ELEM., a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in LICKING, Missouri, overseen by LICKING R-VIII, teaches 416 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.
LICKING R-VIII runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 813 students. LICKING ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On demographics, LICKING ELEM. lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Texas County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LICKING ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of +1.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Texas County shows the typical household earns roughly $50,036 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Texas County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,571 students), LICKING ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
LICKING HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LICKING ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.7%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. LICKING ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 416). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Texas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,161
Census ACS
Median income
$50,036
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LICKING
- LICKING HIGHHigh · 397 students
- SOUTH CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- LICKING HIGH0.2 mi · 397
- RAYMONDVILLE ELEM.10.5 mi · 122
- EXCEPTIONAL CHILD COOP.12.6 mi · 40
- HOUSTON MIDDLE12.6 mi · 198
- HOUSTON HIGH12.7 mi · 359
- HOUSTON ELEM.12.8 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About LICKING ELEM.How large is LICKING ELEM.?
LICKING ELEM. enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LICKING ELEM. serve?
LICKING ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LICKING ELEM.?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at LICKING ELEM..
How diverse is LICKING ELEM.?
LICKING ELEM. reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is LICKING ELEM. public or private?
LICKING ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by LICKING R-VIII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.