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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN CO. R-I·NCES 292961002047

MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.

701 N OAK ST, STOVER, MO 65078 · (573) 377-2219 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
383 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Pre-K
49
Kindergarten
68
Grade 1
69
Grade 2
63
Grade 3
70
Grade 4
64
Student demographics
White
36696%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
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
Male
19751%
Female
18649%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
68.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +25.4pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
383
-49 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.8:1
% White
96%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.

MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in STOVER, Missouri, one of the schools within MORGAN CO. R-I, with 383 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. sits 22% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in MORGAN CO. R-I (622 students total), MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Morgan County's rate of about 72%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 64.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Morgan County shows median household income runs about $53,412, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morgan County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,885 students), of which MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: MORGAN CO. R-I HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.

MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. has decreased 11%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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Morgan County at a glance

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Population
21,717
Census ACS
Median income
$53,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,885 students

Quick facts

School name
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.
District
MORGAN CO. R-I
Address
701 N OAK ST, STOVER, MO 65078
Phone
(573) 377-2219
County
Morgan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
383 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
292961002047
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.
How large is MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.?
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. serve?
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. have?
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.?
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.?
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM. is overseen by MORGAN CO. R-I in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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