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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK HILL R-I·NCES 292304001319

OAK HILL ELEM.

6200 S HWY 19, SALEM, MO 65560 · (573) 729-5618 · Dent County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Enrollment
149
Elementary
STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
96 students
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
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
16
Grade 2
12
Grade 3
25
Grade 4
16
Grade 5
23
Grade 6
16
Grade 7
13
Grade 8
11
Student demographics
White
14698%
STATE 67%
Black
21%
STATE 15%
Two+
11%
STATE 6%
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
Male
8154%
Female
6846%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
51.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
149
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
% White
98%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About OAK HILL ELEM.

Located at 6200 S HWY 19, in SALEM, Missouri, OAK HILL ELEM. is a close-knit elementary campus that serves 149 students (grades K through 8), operated by OAK HILL R-I. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so OAK HILL ELEM. sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

OAK HILL ELEM. sits inside OAK HILL R-I, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, OAK HILL ELEM. lists that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 64% of students at OAK HILL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dent County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OAK HILL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 57.7%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dent County put the typical household earns roughly $56,312 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. OAK HILL ELEM. is one of 9 public schools in Dent County (combined enrollment of about 2,169 students).

SALEM UPPER ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAK HILL ELEM. at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. OAK HILL ELEM.'s enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 149).

On this page, the feed for OAK HILL ELEM. typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Dent County at a glance

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Population
14,539
Census ACS
Median income
$56,312
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,169 students

Quick facts

School name
OAK HILL ELEM.
District
OAK HILL R-I
Address
6200 S HWY 19, SALEM, MO 65560
Phone
(573) 729-5618
County
Dent County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
149
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
96 (64%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
292304001319
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About OAK HILL ELEM.
How large is OAK HILL ELEM.?
OAK HILL ELEM. enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-08.
Is OAK HILL ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAK HILL ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at OAK HILL ELEM.?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at OAK HILL ELEM..
How diverse is OAK HILL ELEM.?
OAK HILL ELEM. reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is OAK HILL ELEM. in?
OAK HILL ELEM. is part of OAK HILL R-I.
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