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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEELYVILLE R-IV·NCES 292175001202

NEELYVILLE ELEM.

289 BROADWAY ST, NEELYVILLE, MO 63954 · (573) 989-3814 · Butler County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
129 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Grade 3
37
Grade 4
38
Grade 5
61
Grade 6
52
Student demographics
White
17392%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
84%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
9651%
Female
9249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
NEELYVILLE ELEM.NEELYVILLE HIGH
Feeds from
HILLVIEW ELEM.PK02
Based on grade levels within NEELYVILLE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
88.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +23.4pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
MO avg 48.7% . +28.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.

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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
188
-6 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.5:1
% White
92%
was 89%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NEELYVILLE ELEM.

Located at 289 BROADWAY ST, in NEELYVILLE, Missouri, NEELYVILLE ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that works with 188 students (grades 3 through 6), part of NEELYVILLE R-IV. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within NEELYVILLE R-IV, which oversees 3 schools and 633 students, NEELYVILLE ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, NEELYVILLE ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, NEELYVILLE ELEM. has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at NEELYVILLE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, NEELYVILLE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 61.9%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Around the school, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,089, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Butler County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,435 students), NEELYVILLE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NEELYVILLE HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEELYVILLE ELEM. at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. NEELYVILLE ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 188). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 6% to 0%.

On the community side, the feed for NEELYVILLE ELEM. typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Butler County at a glance

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Population
42,020
Census ACS
Median income
$49,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,435 students

Quick facts

School name
NEELYVILLE ELEM.
District
NEELYVILLE R-IV
Address
289 BROADWAY ST, NEELYVILLE, MO 63954
Phone
(573) 989-3814
County
Butler County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
188
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
129 (69%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
292175001202
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEELYVILLE ELEM.
How many students attend NEELYVILLE ELEM.?
NEELYVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 188 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does NEELYVILLE ELEM. serve?
NEELYVILLE ELEM. serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEELYVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEELYVILLE ELEM. is approximately 13.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NEELYVILLE ELEM.?
NEELYVILLE ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is NEELYVILLE ELEM. public or private?
NEELYVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEELYVILLE R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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