NIANGUA ELEM.

NIANGUA ELEM. is an intimate elementary campus in NIANGUA, Missouri, operated by NIANGUA R-V. The school serves 155 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

NIANGUA R-V runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 281 students. NIANGUA ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, NIANGUA ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic. Compared to Webster County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NIANGUA ELEM. shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Webster County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NIANGUA ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Webster County indicate median household income runs about $71,155, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Webster County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students), of which NIANGUA ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: NIANGUA HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around NIANGUA ELEM.. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NIANGUA ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NIANGUA ELEM. has fell 25%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 155 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 92% over that span.

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