MATHEWS ELEM.

MATHEWS ELEM. is an elementary school of average-sized scale in NIXA, Missouri, part of Nixa Public Schools, educateing 457 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within Nixa Public Schools, which oversees 11 schools and 6,792 students, MATHEWS ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MATHEWS ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest is composed of 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, MATHEWS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Christian County) shows that median household income runs about $83,437, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. MATHEWS ELEM. is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).

Nearest neighbor: NIXA HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATHEWS ELEM. at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATHEWS ELEM. has fell 9%, going from 503 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.