Enrollment
82
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN R-I·NCES 292292001310
NORTHWESTERN ELEM.
18475 HWY 11, MENDON, MO 64660 · (660) 272-3201 · Chariton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
30 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 9% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
NORTHWESTERN ELEM.→NORTHWESTERN HIGH
Based on grade levels within NORTHWESTERN R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
53.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 17.7% |
| Math | 20.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 13.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 37.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like NORTHWESTERN ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWESTERN ELEM. this school | 82 | 36.6% | 52.9% |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. CONCEPTION JCT | 83 | 32.5% | 81.8% |
| Dadeville R-II School Dadeville | 100 | 36.0% | N/A |
| UNION STAR ELEM. UNION STAR | 66 | 39.4% | N/A |
| SOUTH NODAWAY ELEM. Barnard | 94 | 40.4% | 27.2% |
| JAMESTOWN C-I ELEM. JAMESTOWN | 67 | 32.8% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NORTHWESTERN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #1,208 of 1,294 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
82
-9 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 9.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82 | 12.5 | 6.6:1 | 37% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 11.3 | 8.9:1 | 42% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 11.2 | 8.7:1 | 51% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 42% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 10.6 | 8.1:1 | 49% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 49% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 36% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 46% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHWESTERN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (85 to 82); teachers up 18% (10.6 to 12.5).
About NORTHWESTERN ELEM.
In MENDON, Missouri, NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is a very small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 82 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 74% below the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri.
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. falls under NORTHWESTERN R-I, which has 2 schools enrolling 136 students.
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is 100% White by enrollment. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
The school's 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 5.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
NORTHWESTERN ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.9%) and its predicted rate (46.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
The school's county is Chariton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,520 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Chariton County number 8, with about 992 students.
NORTHWESTERN ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is NORTHWESTERN HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is behind the 62.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 91 to 82. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.1:1 to 6.6:1 over the same years.
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Chariton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,390
Census ACS
Median income
$71,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
992 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other NORTHWESTERN Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named NORTHWESTERN Elementary. NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 950 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolKokomo, IN · 665 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolWest Salem, OH · 632 students
- Northwestern ElementaryPoplar, WI · 515 students
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolAlbion, PA · 350 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHWESTERN HIGH0.0 mi · 54
- BRUNSWICK ELEM.11.3 mi · 135
- BRUNSWICK HIGH11.3 mi · 120
- HALE HIGH11.4 mi · 59
- HALE ELEMENTARY11.4 mi · 30
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.13.2 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHWESTERN ELEM.How many students attend NORTHWESTERN ELEM.?
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. enrolls approximately 82 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does NORTHWESTERN ELEM. serve?
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does NORTHWESTERN ELEM. have?
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTHWESTERN ELEM.?
Student demographics at NORTHWESTERN ELEM. are roughly 100% White.
Who oversees NORTHWESTERN ELEM.?
NORTHWESTERN ELEM. is overseen by NORTHWESTERN R-I in Chariton County.
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