Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION C. EARLY R-V·NCES 292016001072
MARION C. EARLY ELEM.
5309 S MAIN, MORRISVILLE, MO 65710 · (417) 376-2215 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
130 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within MARION C. EARLY R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 52.1% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
Where MARION C. EARLY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #532 of 968 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #506 of 974 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #276 of 974 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #747 of 1,294 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #589 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #882 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #720 of 1,165 | #8 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
+46 (+19%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 21.1 | 12.8:1 | 44% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 21.1 | 12.3:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 52% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 21.9 | 12.9:1 | 56% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 59% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 50% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 50% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARION C. EARLY ELEM..
About MARION C. EARLY ELEM.
MARION C. EARLY ELEM. is an elementary school in MORRISVILLE, Missouri, and it is part of MARION C. EARLY R-V. It serves 283 students in pre-K through 5.
MARION C. EARLY R-V is responsible for 3 schools, MARION C. EARLY ELEM. included, with 576 students in all.
MARION C. EARLY ELEM.'s enrollment is 95% White. After that, the student body is 2% multiracial. For comparison, Polk County is about 92% White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
MARION C. EARLY ELEM. employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. MARION C. EARLY ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Polk County.
On BeatsExpectations, MARION C. EARLY ELEM. is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Polk County show that the median household income is $59,647, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides MARION C. EARLY ELEM., Polk County has 20 other public schools.
MARION C. EARLY HIGH is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of MARION C. EARLY ELEM.. On state test proficiency, MARION C. EARLY ELEM. ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, MARION C. EARLY ELEM. is Rural: Distant.
MARION C. EARLY ELEM.'s enrollment grew from 237 in 2020-21 to 283 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.5:1.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,444
Census ACS
Median income
$59,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION C. EARLY R-V
- MARION C. EARLY HIGHHigh · 150 students
- MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 143 students
Other schools in MORRISVILLE
- MARION C. EARLY HIGHHigh · 150 students
- MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 143 students
Nearby schools
- MARION C. EARLY HIGH0.0 mi · 150
- MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 143
- WALNUT GROVE HIGH8.0 mi · 145
- WALNUT GROVE ELEM.8.0 mi · 144
- PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE8.2 mi · 168
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.8.4 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About MARION C. EARLY ELEM.How large is MARION C. EARLY ELEM.?
MARION C. EARLY ELEM. enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MARION C. EARLY ELEM. serve?
MARION C. EARLY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARION C. EARLY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARION C. EARLY ELEM. is approximately 13.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MARION C. EARLY ELEM.?
Student demographics at MARION C. EARLY ELEM. are roughly 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is MARION C. EARLY ELEM. in?
MARION C. EARLY ELEM. is part of MARION C. EARLY R-V.
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