PEVELY ELEM.

PEVELY ELEM. operates as a well-populated elementary-level community in PEVELY, Missouri, operated by DUNKLIN R-V. Current enrollment sits at 714 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 127% above typical.

Within DUNKLIN R-V, which oversees 4 schools and 1,697 students, PEVELY ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PEVELY ELEM. lists that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, PEVELY ELEM. records 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PEVELY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 32.9%, a residual of -17.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,851, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students), of which PEVELY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PEVELY ELEM.. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEVELY ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 894 students in 2018 compared to 714 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 85%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for PEVELY ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.