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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS CO. R-I·NCES 290612000150
MALLORY ELEM.
315 S HICKORY, BUFFALO, MO 65622 · (417) 345-2350 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (130).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DALLAS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.9pp since 2021
Math
33.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 20.7% | 42.2% | 28.1% |
| Math | 13.5% | 19.7% | 25.4% | 41.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.3% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 32.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like MALLORY ELEM.
MALLORY ELEM.'s state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALLORY ELEM. this school | 599 | 63.4% | 29.4% |
| BOSWELL ELEM. LEBANON | 581 | 65.7% | 37.8% |
| MORGAN CO. ELEM. VERSAILLES | 522 | 61.7% | 35.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. PARK HILLS | 530 | 60.4% | N/A |
| MAPLECREST ELEM. LEBANON | 656 | 66.9% | 36.5% |
| FORSYTH ELEM. FORSYTH | 470 | 66.6% | 36.4% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MALLORY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #749 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #705 of 1,019 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #801 of 1,018 ▲ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #296 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #67 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #463 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #736 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #396 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #312 of 684 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
-55 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 46.8 | 12.8:1 | 63% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 51.3 | 14.0:1 | 59% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 56% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 59% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 48.3 | 14.4:1 | 70% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 63% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 62% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 54% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 40 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MALLORY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (698 to 599); teachers down 3% (48.3 to 46.8).
About MALLORY ELEM.
As a large elementary school, MALLORY ELEM. serves students in BUFFALO, Missouri. The school enrolls 599 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 90% bigger than average.
MALLORY ELEM. is part of DALLAS CO. R-I, where 3 schools serve 1,576 students.
At MALLORY ELEM., 91% of students are White. The school is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Dallas County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for MALLORY ELEM. is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. The school has 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. In all, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dallas County is similar, at 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, MALLORY ELEM. lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MALLORY ELEM. would be expected to post about 36.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.4%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $53,464, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,576 students.
MALLORY ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is BUFFALO HIGH, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 50.7% on proficiency, and MALLORY ELEM. is below that at 29.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
From 654 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 599 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.9:1 to 12.8:1.
People who know MALLORY ELEM. can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS CO. R-I
- BUFFALO HIGHHigh · 511 students
- BUFFALO MIDDLEMiddle · 466 students
- DALLAS COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- Early Childhood CenterElementary
Other schools in BUFFALO
- BUFFALO HIGHHigh · 511 students
- BUFFALO MIDDLEMiddle · 466 students
- DALLAS COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- Early Childhood CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- BUFFALO HIGH0.2 mi · 511
- BUFFALO MIDDLE1.0 mi · 466
- HALFWAY ELEM.7.9 mi · 133
- HALFWAY SECONDARY7.9 mi · 114
- PLEASANT HOPE HIGH15.5 mi · 224
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.15.9 mi · 258
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.
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