Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM CO. R-I·NCES 292564001505
PUTNAM CO. ELEM.
801 S 20TH, UNIONVILLE, MO 63565 · (660) 947-2494 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
144 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within PUTNAM CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +40.2pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 40 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
296
-24 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.1:1
% White
95%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PUTNAM CO. ELEM.
PUTNAM CO. ELEM., a medium-sized primary school in UNIONVILLE, Missouri, one of the schools within PUTNAM CO. R-I, caters to 296 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
PUTNAM CO. R-I comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 605 students; PUTNAM CO. ELEM. is among them.
In terms of who attends, PUTNAM CO. ELEM. reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Putnam County as a whole.
On the resource side, PUTNAM CO. ELEM. reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PUTNAM CO. ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PUTNAM CO. ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Putnam County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,510, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. PUTNAM CO. ELEM. is one of 3 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 605 students).
Nearest neighbor: PUTNAM CO. HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PUTNAM CO. ELEM.. On composite proficiency, PUTNAM CO. ELEM. comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.
PUTNAM CO. ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PUTNAM CO. ELEM. has ticked down 7%, going from 320 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,642
Census ACS
Median income
$63,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM CO. R-I
- PUTNAM CO. HIGHHigh · 175 students
- PUTNAM CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in UNIONVILLE
- PUTNAM CO. HIGHHigh · 175 students
- PUTNAM CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- PUTNAM CO. HIGH0.0 mi · 175
- PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE0.0 mi · 134
- GREEN CITY HIGH14.1 mi · 132
- GREEN CITY ELEM.14.1 mi · 132
- Seymour Elementary School15.7 mi · 98
- Seymour High School15.7 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About PUTNAM CO. ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PUTNAM CO. ELEM.?
PUTNAM CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
Is PUTNAM CO. ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PUTNAM CO. ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PUTNAM CO. ELEM. have?
PUTNAM CO. ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PUTNAM CO. ELEM.?
Student demographics at PUTNAM CO. ELEM. are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is PUTNAM CO. ELEM. in?
PUTNAM CO. ELEM. is part of PUTNAM CO. R-I.
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