Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON R-II·NCES 291560000736
NORTH ELEM.
10730 STATE HWY W, JACKSON, MO 63755 · (573) 243-9590 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
101 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 JACKSON R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +43.0pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 43 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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
249
-54 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.7:1
% White
92%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH ELEM.
Located at 10730 STATE HWY W, in JACKSON, Missouri, NORTH ELEM. is a compact elementary school that enrolls 249 students (grades K through 4), operated by JACKSON R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 315.
Within JACKSON R-II, which oversees 10 schools and 5,827 students, NORTH ELEM. is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, NORTH ELEM. logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, NORTH ELEM. lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at NORTH ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cape Girardeau County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, NORTH ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 36.0%, a residual of -14.5 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cape Girardeau County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,464 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cape Girardeau County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), NORTH ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EAST ELEMENTARY, around 4.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH ELEM. at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the NORTH ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Cape Girardeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON R-II
- JACKSON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,830 students
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGHMiddle · 867 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEMiddle · 850 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 726 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- JACKSON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,830 students
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGHMiddle · 867 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEMiddle · 850 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 726 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- EAST ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 726
- JACKSON MIDDLE4.7 mi · 850
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.5.0 mi · 404
- JACKSON SR. HIGH5.0 mi · 1,830
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH5.3 mi · 867
- SOUTH ELEM.5.7 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH ELEM.How large is NORTH ELEM.?
NORTH ELEM. enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-04.
Is NORTH ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does NORTH ELEM. have?
NORTH ELEM. employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is NORTH ELEM.?
NORTH ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is NORTH ELEM. public or private?
NORTH ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSON R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.