MIAMI ELEM.

MIAMI ELEM. is an one-room-style primary school in MIAMI, Missouri, overseen by MIAMI R-I. The school teaches 67 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so MIAMI ELEM. sits 79% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in MIAMI R-I (250 students total), MIAMI ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MIAMI ELEM. logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MIAMI ELEM. records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MIAMI ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIAMI ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.4%; actual is 84.0%, +33.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Saline County) records that median household income runs about $57,931, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIAMI ELEM. is one of 20 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 3,543 students).

The closest other public school is ALEXANDER ELEM., roughly 9.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 79 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the MIAMI ELEM. community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.