NEWBURG ELEM.

NEWBURG ELEM. is one of the compact elementary-level communitys in NEWBURG, Missouri, operated by NEWBURG R-II, with 157 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so NEWBURG ELEM. sits 50% below that benchmark.

Within NEWBURG R-II, which oversees 2 schools and 309 students, NEWBURG ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On demographics, NEWBURG ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder is composed of 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, NEWBURG ELEM. has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at NEWBURG ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Phelps County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, NEWBURG ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 52.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Phelps County reports that median household income runs about $58,396, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEWBURG ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Phelps County (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWBURG HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEWBURG ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. NEWBURG ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 157). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 97% to 92%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the NEWBURG ELEM. community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.