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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTOSI R-III·NCES 292550001493
POTOSI ELEM.
205 STATE HWY P, POTOSI, MO 63664 · (573) 438-2223 · Washington County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
683 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 23% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within POTOSI R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -11.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 33.5% | 39.4% | 13.1% |
| Math | 18.4% | 24.3% | 36.8% | 20.3% |
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 | 47.3% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 51.3% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 54.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 POTOSI ELEM.
POTOSI ELEM.'s state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTOSI ELEM. this school | 683 | 100.0% | 47.4% |
| JOEL E. BARBER ELEM. LEBANON | 505 | 100.0% | 32.1% |
| HOUSTON ELEM. HOUSTON | 443 | 100.0% | 27.8% |
| LICKING ELEM. LICKING | 416 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| EAST PRAIRIE ELEM EAST PRAIRIE | 412 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM. IRONTON | 387 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
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 POTOSI ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #369 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #495 of 1,019 ▼ 175 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #398 of 1,018 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.8pp | #75 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #26 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #442 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #907 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #143 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #110 of 251 |
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
683
+110 (+19%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 683 | 53.7 | 12.7:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 53.8 | 11.3:1 | 100% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 50.6 | 12.0:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 51 | 11.2:1 | 99% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 53.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 756 | 56 | 13.5:1 | 99% (752) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 58 | 13.9:1 | 66% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 57% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 913 | 51 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POTOSI ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (622 to 683); teachers up 1% (53.2 to 53.7).
About POTOSI ELEM.
POTOSI ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of POTOSI, Missouri. The school enrolls 683 students, from pre-K through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 117% bigger than that.
POTOSI ELEM. is one school in POTOSI R-III, a system of 4 schools with 2,110 students.
White students are the large majority at POTOSI ELEM., with 96% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. POTOSI ELEM. has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At POTOSI ELEM., 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, POTOSI ELEM. receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
POTOSI ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 47.4%. Predicted: 22.4%. Difference: 24.9 points.
Across Washington County, median household income is about $56,043, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Washington County number 12 and enroll about 3,450.
The next-closest public school is CITADEL SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: POTOSI ELEM. ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 47.4% versus a 44.3% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 19%, from 573 to 683. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for POTOSI ELEM. can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,470
Census ACS
Median income
$56,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTOSI R-III
- POTOSI HIGHHigh · 673 students
- TROJAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 438 students
- JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLEMiddle · 316 students
Other schools in POTOSI
- POTOSI HIGHHigh · 673 students
- TROJAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 438 students
- JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLEMiddle · 316 students
- CITADEL SCHOOLCombined · 4 students
Other POTOSI Elementary schools
One other US public school is named POTOSI Elementary. POTOSI ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Potosi ElementaryPotosi, WI · 166 students
Nearby schools
- CITADEL SCHOOL0.9 mi · 4
- POTOSI HIGH1.0 mi · 673
- JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLE1.2 mi · 316
- TROJAN INTERMEDIATE1.2 mi · 438
- WEST COUNTY ELEM.10.0 mi · 390
- WEST COUNTY MIDDLE10.0 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About POTOSI ELEM.What is the total enrollment at POTOSI ELEM.?
POTOSI ELEM. enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does POTOSI ELEM. serve?
POTOSI ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does POTOSI ELEM. have?
POTOSI ELEM. employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is POTOSI ELEM.?
POTOSI ELEM. reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is POTOSI ELEM. in?
POTOSI ELEM. is part of POTOSI R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.