Enrollment
115
Elementary
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUND CITY R-II·NCES 292148001179
MOUND CITY ELEM.
708 NEBRASKA ST, MOUND CITY, MO 64470 · (660) 442-5420 · Holt County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
39 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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
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 MOUND CITY R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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
115
+8 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.5:1
% White
92%
was 94%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MOUND CITY ELEM.
Set in MOUND CITY, Missouri, MOUND CITY ELEM. is a micro-enrollment elementary campus, one of the schools within MOUND CITY R-II. It educates 115 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Across the 3 schools in MOUND CITY R-II (268 students total), MOUND CITY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, MOUND CITY ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MOUND CITY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOUND CITY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 52.0%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Holt County indicate median household income runs about $61,187, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Holt County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 624 students), of which MOUND CITY ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: MOUND CITY MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MOUND CITY ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOUND CITY ELEM. at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. MOUND CITY ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 107 (now 115).
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Holt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,240
Census ACS
Median income
$61,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
624 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUND CITY R-II
- MOUND CITY HIGHHigh · 84 students
- MOUND CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in MOUND CITY
- MOUND CITY HIGHHigh · 84 students
- MOUND CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 69 students
Nearby schools
- MOUND CITY MIDDLE0.0 mi · 69
- MOUND CITY HIGH0.0 mi · 84
- NODAWAY-HOLT ELEM.9.5 mi · 116
- Nodaway-Holt MS/HS11.0 mi · 89
- SOUTH HOLT ELEM.11.4 mi · 121
- SOUTH HOLT HIGH11.4 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About MOUND CITY ELEM.How large is MOUND CITY ELEM.?
MOUND CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-04.
Is MOUND CITY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOUND CITY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at MOUND CITY ELEM.?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at MOUND CITY ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUND CITY ELEM.?
At MOUND CITY ELEM., the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUND CITY ELEM.?
MOUND CITY ELEM. is overseen by MOUND CITY R-II in Holt County.
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