NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY

NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY is one of the cozy elementary campuss in NEW MADRID, Missouri, part of NEW MADRID CO. R-I, with 250 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW MADRID CO. R-I runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,259 students. NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder breaks down as 33% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for New Madrid County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,881 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY is one of 14 public schools in New Madrid County (combined enrollment of about 2,664 students).

The closest other public school is CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 3.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 273 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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