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MALLORY ELEM.

315 S HICKORY, BUFFALO, MO 65622 · (417) 345-2350 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
380 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Kindergarten
116
Grade 1
124
Grade 2
108
Grade 3
121
Grade 4
130
Student demographics
White
54591%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
224%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
275%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
31753%
Female
28247%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MALLORY ELEM.→BUFFALO MIDDLE→BUFFALO HIGH
Feeds from
Early Childhood CenterPK–PK
Based on grade levels within DALLAS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
96.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 2024-25
Enrollment
599
-99 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.4:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MALLORY ELEM.

Located at 315 S HICKORY, in BUFFALO, Missouri, MALLORY ELEM. is a roomy K-5 school that teaches 599 students (grades K through 4), one of the schools within DALLAS CO. R-I. Enrollment runs roughly 90% above the state mean of about 315.

MALLORY ELEM. is one of 3 schools operated by DALLAS CO. R-I, a district that teaches 1,576 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MALLORY ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Dallas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 63% of students at MALLORY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MALLORY ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.1%; actual is 78.3%, +28.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $53,464, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. MALLORY ELEM. is one of 5 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students).

Nearest neighbor: BUFFALO HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MALLORY ELEM.. On composite proficiency, MALLORY ELEM. comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

MALLORY ELEM. operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MALLORY ELEM. has ticked down 14%, going from 698 students in 2018 to 599 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the MALLORY ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
17,551
Census ACS
Median income
$53,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,576 students

Quick facts

School name
MALLORY ELEM.
District
DALLAS CO. R-I
Address
315 S HICKORY, BUFFALO, MO 65622
Phone
(417) 345-2350
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
599
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
380 (63%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290612000150
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About MALLORY ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at MALLORY ELEM.?
MALLORY ELEM. enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does MALLORY ELEM. serve?
MALLORY ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does MALLORY ELEM. have?
MALLORY ELEM. employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MALLORY ELEM.?
Student demographics at MALLORY ELEM. are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MALLORY ELEM.?
MALLORY ELEM. is overseen by DALLAS CO. R-I in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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