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How has MINNIE CLINE ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH R-III·NCES 292757001692
MINNIE CLINE ELEM.
808 W PRICE, SAVANNAH, MO 64485 · (816) 324-3915 · Andrew County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
230 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SAVANNAH R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
603
+29 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.7:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MINNIE CLINE ELEM.
Set in SAVANNAH, Missouri, MINNIE CLINE ELEM. is a big elementary school, one of the schools within SAVANNAH R-III. It teaches 603 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 91% bigger than typical.
Within SAVANNAH R-III, which oversees 7 schools and 2,390 students, MINNIE CLINE ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On demographics, MINNIE CLINE ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, MINNIE CLINE ELEM. records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MINNIE CLINE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at MINNIE CLINE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MINNIE CLINE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 41.9%, a residual of -8.6 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Andrew County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,625 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Andrew County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,892 students), MINNIE CLINE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINNIE CLINE ELEM. at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.0%.
MINNIE CLINE ELEM. operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MINNIE CLINE ELEM. has grew 5%, going from 574 students in 2018 to 603 in 2025.
On this page, members of the MINNIE CLINE ELEM. community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Andrew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,065
Census ACS
Median income
$75,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,892 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAVANNAH R-III
- SAVANNAH HIGHHigh · 752 students
- SAVANNAH MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- JOHN GLENN ELEM.Elementary · 280 students
- AMAZONIA ELEM.Elementary · 100 students
- HELENA ELEM.Elementary · 99 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTRElementary · 68 students
Other schools in SAVANNAH
- SAVANNAH HIGHHigh · 752 students
- SAVANNAH MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTRElementary · 68 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CTR0.4 mi · 68
- SAVANNAH MIDDLE0.9 mi · 488
- SAVANNAH HIGH1.1 mi · 752
- AMAZONIA ELEM.4.5 mi · 100
- AVENUE CITY ELEM.6.7 mi · 229
- JOHN GLENN ELEM.7.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About MINNIE CLINE ELEM.How large is MINNIE CLINE ELEM.?
MINNIE CLINE ELEM. enrolls approximately 603 students in grades KG-05.
Is MINNIE CLINE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINNIE CLINE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MINNIE CLINE ELEM.?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at MINNIE CLINE ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINNIE CLINE ELEM.?
At MINNIE CLINE ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MINNIE CLINE ELEM. public or private?
MINNIE CLINE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAVANNAH R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.