PATTONSBURG ELEM.

PATTONSBURG ELEM., a rural-scale K-5 school in PATTONSBURG, Missouri, run under PATTONSBURG R-II, enrolls 87 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so PATTONSBURG ELEM. sits 72% below that benchmark.

PATTONSBURG ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by PATTONSBURG R-II, a district that caters to 190 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PATTONSBURG ELEM. reports that nearly all students (100%) are White.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PATTONSBURG ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at PATTONSBURG ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Daviess County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PATTONSBURG ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 57.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Daviess County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,984 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Daviess County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students), of which PATTONSBURG ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is PATTONSBURG HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PATTONSBURG ELEM. at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PATTONSBURG ELEM. has decreased 23%, going from 113 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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