Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON R-V·NCES 292559002299
PRINCETON R-V ELEM.
1008 E COLEMAN, PRINCETON, MO 64673 · (660) 748-3335 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
59 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PRINCETON R-V ELEM.→PRINCETON R-V JR.-SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within PRINCETON R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -33.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 33 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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
175
-10 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.9:1
% White
100%
was 91%
% Hispanic
0%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PRINCETON R-V ELEM.
PRINCETON R-V ELEM. is one of the compact K-5 schools in PRINCETON, Missouri, overseen by PRINCETON R-V, with 175 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so PRINCETON R-V ELEM. sits 44% below that benchmark.
PRINCETON R-V ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by PRINCETON R-V, a district that serves 326 students overall.
On demographics, PRINCETON R-V ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).
On the resource side, On paper, PRINCETON R-V ELEM. has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PRINCETON R-V ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 55.4%.
Across the wider county, Mercer County reports that median household income runs about $62,679, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PRINCETON R-V ELEM. is one of 4 public schools in Mercer County (combined enrollment of about 468 students).
PRINCETON R-V JR.-SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRINCETON R-V ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. PRINCETON R-V ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 185 (now 175). The White share of enrollment climbed from 91% to 100% over that span.
On the community side, the feed for PRINCETON R-V ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,482
Census ACS
Median income
$62,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PRINCETON R-V JR.-SR. HIGH0.1 mi · 151
- MERCER HIGH8.7 mi · 58
- NORTH MERCER ELEM.8.7 mi · 84
- SPICKARD ELEM.10.4 mi · 21
- CAINSVILLE ELEM.10.5 mi · 48
- CAINSVILLE HIGH10.5 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About PRINCETON R-V ELEM.How large is PRINCETON R-V ELEM.?
PRINCETON R-V ELEM. enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PRINCETON R-V ELEM. serve?
PRINCETON R-V ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRINCETON R-V ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRINCETON R-V ELEM. is approximately 8.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRINCETON R-V ELEM.?
At PRINCETON R-V ELEM., the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is PRINCETON R-V ELEM. public or private?
PRINCETON R-V ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRINCETON R-V.
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