Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISONVILLE R-IX·NCES 291376000604
MCEOWEN ELEM.
1901 S HALSEY AVE, HARRISONVILLE, MO 64701 · (816) 380-4545 · Cass County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
118 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 134 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 51% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
MCEOWEN ELEM.→HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARRISONVILLE R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -22.9pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 44.9% |
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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 MCEOWEN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #860 of 968 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #752 of 974 | #17 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #814 of 974 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #778 of 1,294 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #666 of 950 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #580 of 953 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #760 of 1,165 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #275 of 684 | #6 of 15 |
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
271
-66 (-20%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 271 | 19.5 | 13.9:1 | 44% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 39% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 20.3 | 14.7:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 43% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 25.7 | 12.6:1 | 50% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 51% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 40% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 27% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCEOWEN ELEM..
About MCEOWEN ELEM.
As a medium-sized elementary school, MCEOWEN ELEM. serves students in HARRISONVILLE, Missouri. The school serves 271 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25.
MCEOWEN ELEM. is part of HARRISONVILLE R-IX, where 6 schools serve 2,187 students.
The student body at MCEOWEN ELEM. is 85% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 85% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Cass County averages 35%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for MCEOWEN ELEM. is 50.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.2%.
Cass County has these Census figures: the median household income is $87,535, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Cass County is home to 44 public schools and about 17,093 public school students.
The closest public school to MCEOWEN ELEM. is BRIARWOOD SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. MCEOWEN ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.5%, higher than MCEOWEN ELEM.'s 33.2%.
Locale data from NCES put MCEOWEN ELEM. in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment is down 20% from 2020-21, when MCEOWEN ELEM. had 337 students, to 2024-25, when it had 271.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARRISONVILLE R-IX
- HARRISONVILLE HIGHHigh · 734 students
- HARRISONVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 502 students
- HARRISONVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 427 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 243 students
- EVERETT WADE JUVENILE CTR.Combined · 10 students
- CASS CAREER CTR.High
Other schools in HARRISONVILLE
- HARRISONVILLE HIGHHigh · 734 students
- HARRISONVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 502 students
- HARRISONVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 427 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 243 students
- EVERETT WADE JUVENILE CTR.Combined · 10 students
- BRIARWOOD SCHOOLCombined · 9 students
Nearby schools
- BRIARWOOD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 9
- HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE0.7 mi · 502
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.8 mi · 243
- HARRISONVILLE HIGH1.1 mi · 734
- HARRISONVILLE ELEM.1.2 mi · 427
- EVERETT WADE JUVENILE CTR.1.7 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About MCEOWEN ELEM.How many students attend MCEOWEN ELEM.?
MCEOWEN ELEM. enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does MCEOWEN ELEM. serve?
MCEOWEN ELEM. serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does MCEOWEN ELEM. have?
MCEOWEN ELEM. employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is MCEOWEN ELEM.?
MCEOWEN ELEM. reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MCEOWEN ELEM. in?
MCEOWEN ELEM. is part of HARRISONVILLE R-IX.
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