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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 52% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.6pp since 2021
Math
40.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 21.7% | 41.3% | 20.6% |
| Math | 16.8% | 23.9% | 33.1% | 26.0% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 41.6% | 41.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 PECULIAR ELEM.
PECULIAR ELEM.'s state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PECULIAR ELEM. this school | 402 | 29.6% | 41.9% |
| WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. MOSCOW MILLS | 434 | 29.0% | 42.0% |
| CHANCE ELEM. CENTRALIA | 370 | 29.2% | N/A |
| LINCOLN ELEM. TROY | 391 | 26.9% | 59.5% |
| BOONE ELEM. TROY | 394 | 31.5% | 43.0% |
| RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM. ARNOLD | 410 | 24.6% | 52.0% |
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 PECULIAR ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #484 of 1,002 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #540 of 1,019 ▼ 63 | #8 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #644 of 1,018 ▼ 51 | #12 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #298 of 943 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #385 of 1,294 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #377 of 950 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #604 of 953 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #945 of 1,165 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #94 of 251 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
402
-442 (-52%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 32.7 | 12.3:1 | 30% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 30.7 | 12.6:1 | 36% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 32.3 | 12.0:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 37% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 26.1 | 13.8:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PECULIAR ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (361 to 402); teachers up 25% (26.1 to 32.7).
About PECULIAR ELEM.
PECULIAR ELEM. is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in PECULIAR, Missouri. The school's 402 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II runs 12 schools with a combined 6,332 students. PECULIAR ELEM. is one of them.
The student body at PECULIAR ELEM. is 86% White. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is close to the 85% White share among all Cass County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PECULIAR ELEM. is 30%.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PECULIAR ELEM.'s results are 6.9 points below predicted: 41.9% against 48.8%.
Cass County has these Census figures: the median household income is $87,535, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cass County has 44 public schools and roughly 17,093 students.
The nearest public school is SHULL EARLY LEARNING CENTER, at about 1.6 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, PECULIAR ELEM. is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21 the school reported 844 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 402. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The school's ratio fell from 16.2:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.
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