Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II·NCES 292373001426
PECULIAR ELEM.
201 E 3RD ST, PECULIAR, MO 64078 · (816) 892-1650 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
119 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +16.1pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
MO avg 48.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 2024-25Enrollment
402
+41 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.8:1
% White
86%
was 89%
% Hispanic
3%
was 6%
% Black
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PECULIAR ELEM.
PECULIAR ELEM. is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in PECULIAR, Missouri, run under RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II, enrolling 402 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so PECULIAR ELEM. sits 28% above that benchmark.
Within RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II, which oversees 12 schools and 6,332 students, PECULIAR ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, PECULIAR ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Cass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PECULIAR ELEM. has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PECULIAR ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.
Around the school, Cass County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,535, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Cass County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students), PECULIAR ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SHULL EARLY LEARNING CENTER, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around PECULIAR ELEM.. On composite proficiency, PECULIAR ELEM. comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Over the past 7-year window. PECULIAR ELEM.'s enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 402). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGHHigh · 1,540 students
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 789 students
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 636 students
- Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr CntrHigh · 512 students
- EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 414 students
- TIMBER CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 390 students
Other schools in PECULIAR
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGHHigh · 1,540 students
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 636 students
- SHULL EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 189 students
Nearby schools
- SHULL EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.6 mi · 189
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH1.9 mi · 1,540
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLE2.1 mi · 636
- BRIDLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY3.6 mi · 383
- STONEGATE ELEM.5.2 mi · 330
- RAYMORE ELEM.5.6 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About PECULIAR ELEM.How many students attend PECULIAR ELEM.?
PECULIAR ELEM. enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PECULIAR ELEM. serve?
PECULIAR ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does PECULIAR ELEM. have?
PECULIAR ELEM. employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is PECULIAR ELEM.?
PECULIAR ELEM. reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PECULIAR ELEM. public or private?
PECULIAR ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.