1
Which teacher or staff member at MACON ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON CO. R-I·NCES 291941001050
MACON ELEMENTARY
702 N MISSOURI, MACON, MO 63552 · (660) 385-2118 · Macon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
277 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
MACON ELEMENTARY→MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MACON 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
17.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
509
-72 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.4:1
% White
88%
was 88%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MACON ELEMENTARY
Located at 702 N MISSOURI, in MACON, Missouri, MACON ELEMENTARY is a roomy elementary-level community that hosts 509 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within MACON CO. R-I. That puts it 62% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Within MACON CO. R-I, which oversees 3 schools and 1,174 students, MACON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, MACON ELEMENTARY records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, MACON ELEMENTARY has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MACON ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MACON ELEMENTARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.3%; actual is 28.0%, a gap of -22.3 points.
In the area at large, Macon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,357 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Macon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students), MACON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MACON ELEMENTARY comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 581 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for MACON ELEMENTARY typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,163
Census ACS
Median income
$62,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MACON CO. R-I
- MACON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 390 students
- MACON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 275 students
- FAMILY LITERACY CENTERCombined
- MACON AREA CTE CENTERHigh
Other schools in MACON
- MACON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 390 students
- MACON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 275 students
- FAMILY LITERACY CENTERCombined
- MACON AREA CTE CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 275
- MACON SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 390
- BEVIER ELEM.5.2 mi · 159
- BEVIER HIGH5.2 mi · 61
- CALLAO ELEM.8.7 mi · 35
- ATLANTA ELEM.10.4 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About MACON ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MACON ELEMENTARY?
MACON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MACON ELEMENTARY serve?
MACON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MACON ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at MACON ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MACON ELEMENTARY?
At MACON ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MACON ELEMENTARY?
MACON ELEMENTARY is overseen by MACON CO. R-I in Macon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.