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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORAN R-III·NCES 292313001326

ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

310 CHURCH ST, ORAN, MO 63771 · (573) 262-3435 · Scott County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
71 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2216%
Grade 11712%
Grade 22014%
Grade 31914%
Grade 42317%
Grade 51914%
Grade 61914%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (19).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
12388%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
75%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Two+
75%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
7755%
Female
6245%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ORAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ORAN R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
25.6%
MO avg 44.9%

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 45 of 100.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts8.1%17.5%51.3%22.9%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.6%N/A
2023-2443.3%51.7%
2022-2353.2%57.0%
2021-22N/A61.9%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school13951.1%36.5%
DREXEL ELEM.
DREXEL
12550.4%27.4%
WILLIAMSBURG ELEM.
WILLIAMSBURG
16952.1%27.2%
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR
BOLIVAR
15750.3%N/A
NORTHWEST ELEM.
HOUSTONIA
16149.7%60.5%
SANTA FE ELEM.
WAVERLY
15249.3%52.8%
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 ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Scott County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.5%#623 of 1,002#3 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.7%#299 of 1,019
▼ 89
#2 of 8
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.6%#856 of 1,018
▼ 329
#7 of 8
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
139#1,076 of 1,294#9 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.1%#617 of 1,165#8 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
139
-20 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2513910.812.9:151% (71)
2023-2414311.912.0:156% (80)
2022-2314311.512.4:152% (75)
2020-211591114.4:163% (100)
2017-1816611.114.9:152% (87)
2015-161601114.6:149% (79)
2010-111891215.8:152% (98)
2000-012041315.7:148% (97)
1990-912291219.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (166 to 139); teachers down 3% (11.1 to 10.8).

About ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in ORAN, Missouri. The school enrolls 139 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.

The district, ORAN R-III, has 304 students enrolled across 2 schools.

About 88% of the student body at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal data list 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 51%. That rate is below the 78% average among public schools in Scott County.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 36.5% actual against 40.8% predicted.

Scott County has about 37,933 residents, and the median household income is $62,782, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Scott County has 21 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, ORAN HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 36.5% compares with 48.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Over 4 years, ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 13%, to 139. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Scott County at a glance

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Population
37,933
Census ACS
Median income
$62,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,999 students

Quick facts

School name
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
ORAN R-III
Address
310 CHURCH ST, ORAN, MO 63771
Phone
(573) 262-3435
County
Scott County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
139
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
71 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
292313001326
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ORAN R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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