MCEOWEN ELEM.

MCEOWEN ELEM. is a mid-sized primary school in HARRISONVILLE, Missouri, overseen by HARRISONVILLE R-IX. The school instructs 271 students in grades 4 through 5.

Across the 6 schools in HARRISONVILLE R-IX (2,187 students total), MCEOWEN ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MCEOWEN ELEM. records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MCEOWEN ELEM. has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cass County's rate of about 35%.

After controlling for student poverty, MCEOWEN ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of -17.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,535 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cass County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students), MCEOWEN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRIARWOOD SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCEOWEN ELEM. at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCEOWEN ELEM. has ticked down 16%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 271 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.