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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATTONSBURG R-II·NCES 292367001409

PATTONSBURG ELEM.

1 PANTHER DR, PATTONSBURG, MO 64670 · (660) 367-4416 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools

Enrollment
87
Elementary
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
64 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Pre-K1416%
Kindergarten1416%
Grade 11214%
Grade 21011%
Grade 389%
Grade 41416%
Grade 51517%

This year's kindergarten class (14) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).

Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
87100%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 67% · US 43%
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
4349%
Female
4451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
PATTONSBURG ELEM.→PATTONSBURG HIGH
Based on grade levels within PATTONSBURG R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
28.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts22.8%17.1%42.8%17.1%
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
2024-2539.9%28.7%
2023-2439.2%42.5%
2022-2345.9%31.2%
2021-2236.0%32.8%
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 PATTONSBURG ELEM.

PATTONSBURG ELEM.'s state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PATTONSBURG ELEM. this school8773.6%36.3%
GILMAN CITY ELEM.
GILMAN CITY
9671.9%N/A
NORTH MERCER ELEM.
MERCER
8471.4%32.2%
PLAINVIEW ELEM.
AVA
9374.2%64.1%
NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I ELEM.
SCHELL CITY
9471.3%16.5%
Little Tigers Learning Center
VERSAILLES
6675.8%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 PATTONSBURG ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
Enrollment
ranked largest first
87#1,194 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 2024-25
Enrollment
87
-30 (-26%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258710.18.6:174% (64)
2023-24113129.4:178% (88)
2022-2310710.510.2:177% (82)
2020-21117129.8:197% (114)
2017-1811310.211.0:163% (71)
2015-161071010.7:162% (66)
2010-1185108.5:168% (58)
2000-011261012.6:142% (53)
1990-91115814.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATTONSBURG ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (113 to 87); teachers down 2% (10.2 to 10.1).

About PATTONSBURG ELEM.

PATTONSBURG ELEM. is a small elementary school for students in PATTONSBURG, Missouri. It enrolled 87 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.

PATTONSBURG ELEM. is part of PATTONSBURG R-II, where 2 schools serve 190 students.

PATTONSBURG ELEM.'s enrollment is 100% White. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school has about 8.6 students per teacher and 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 74%. That is 24 points above the 50% average for public schools in Daviess County.

The allk12 Grade for PATTONSBURG ELEM. is B-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.3% at PATTONSBURG ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.3%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Daviess County show that the median household income is $63,984, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PATTONSBURG ELEM. is one of 11 public schools in the county.

PATTONSBURG HIGH is the public school closest to PATTONSBURG ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around PATTONSBURG ELEM. holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.3%, higher than PATTONSBURG ELEM.'s 36.3%.

The NCES locale for PATTONSBURG ELEM. is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Over 4 years, PATTONSBURG ELEM.'s enrollment declined 26%, to 87. By 2024-25, the school had 8.6 students per teacher, compared with 9.8 in 2020-21.

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Daviess County at a glance

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Population
8,477
Census ACS
Median income
$63,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,078 students

Quick facts

School name
PATTONSBURG ELEM.
District
PATTONSBURG R-II
Address
1 PANTHER DR, PATTONSBURG, MO 64670
Phone
(660) 367-4416
County
Daviess County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
87
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
64 (74%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
292367001409
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PATTONSBURG ELEM.
How many students attend PATTONSBURG ELEM.?
PATTONSBURG ELEM. enrolls approximately 87 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PATTONSBURG ELEM. serve?
PATTONSBURG ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PATTONSBURG ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PATTONSBURG ELEM. is approximately 8.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PATTONSBURG ELEM.?
PATTONSBURG ELEM. reports a student body of 100% White.
Is PATTONSBURG ELEM. public or private?
PATTONSBURG ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by PATTONSBURG R-II.
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