Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 86 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINN CO. R-I·NCES 290600000142
LINN CO. ELEM.
15533 HWY KK, PURDIN, MO 64674 · (660) 244-5045 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
37 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
LINN CO. ELEM.→LINN CO. HIGH
Based on grade levels within LINN CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
88
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.1:1
% White
90%
was 97%
% Hispanic
10%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LINN CO. ELEM.
LINN CO. ELEM. is an one-room-style primary school in PURDIN, Missouri, operated by LINN CO. R-I. The school instructs 88 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 72% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Across the 2 schools in LINN CO. R-I (171 students total), LINN CO. ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, LINN CO. ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINN CO. ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 38.2%.
In the broader community, Linn County reports that median household income runs about $61,635, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. LINN CO. ELEM. is one of 13 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 2,070 students).
LINN CO. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINN CO. ELEM. at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINN CO. ELEM. has remained close to its prior level, going from 88 students in 2018 to 88 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 2% to 10%.
On this page, the feed for LINN CO. ELEM. typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,852
Census ACS
Median income
$61,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LINN CO. HIGH0.0 mi · 83
- BROOKFIELD HIGH12.7 mi · 269
- BROOKFIELD MIDDLE12.8 mi · 237
- BROOKFIELD ELEM.12.8 mi · 417
- GRUNDY CO. ELEM.15.5 mi · 54
- MEADVILLE ELEM.15.7 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About LINN CO. ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LINN CO. ELEM.?
LINN CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 88 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LINN CO. ELEM. serve?
LINN CO. ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LINN CO. ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LINN CO. ELEM. is approximately 9.7:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LINN CO. ELEM.?
Student demographics at LINN CO. ELEM. are roughly 90% White, 10% Hispanic.
What district is LINN CO. ELEM. in?
LINN CO. ELEM. is part of LINN CO. R-I.
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