LONEDELL ELEM.

As a moderately sized primary school in LONEDELL, Missouri, LONEDELL ELEM. caters to 327 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by LONEDELL R-14.

LONEDELL R-14 is the operating authority for LONEDELL ELEM., handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, LONEDELL ELEM. logs that nearly all students (97%) are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LONEDELL ELEM. has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONEDELL ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 38.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,165, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), LONEDELL ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MAPLE GROVE ELEM., around 7.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, LONEDELL ELEM. comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 345 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025.

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