PINEVILLE ELEM.

Located at 202 E 8TH ST, in NOEL, Missouri, PINEVILLE ELEM. is a rural-scale intermediate school that teaches 123 students (grades 3 through 8), one of the schools within MCDONALD CO. R-I. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

PINEVILLE ELEM. is one of 10 schools operated by MCDONALD CO. R-I, a district that caters to 3,595 students overall.

On demographics, PINEVILLE ELEM. shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PINEVILLE ELEM. has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than McDonald County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PINEVILLE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for McDonald County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,375 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McDonald County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students), PINEVILLE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PINEVILLE PRIMARY, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around PINEVILLE ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINEVILLE ELEM. at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINEVILLE ELEM. has decreased 38%, going from 198 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 94% to 87%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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