Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II·NCES 292373001427
RAYMORE ELEM.
500 S MADISON, RAYMORE, MO 64083 · (816) 892-1925 · Cass County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
123 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.6pp since 2021
Math
49.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 21.5% | 36.0% | 19.3% |
| Math | 19.8% | 29.5% | 27.4% | 23.1% |
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 | 44.6% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.7% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.2% | 59.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like RAYMORE ELEM.
RAYMORE ELEM.'s state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMORE ELEM. this school | 364 | 33.8% | 47.7% |
| PLEASANT LEA ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 346 | 38.7% | 43.8% |
| MATTHEWS ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 422 | 37.4% | 37.0% |
| EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARY RAYMORE | 414 | 29.2% | 38.5% |
| RISING HILL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 407 | 29.2% | 66.8% |
| LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. LIBERTY | 443 | 37.7% | 45.1% |
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 RAYMORE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #361 of 1,002 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #354 of 1,019 ▼ 101 | #4 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #482 of 1,018 ▼ 88 | #6 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.9pp | #73 of 943 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #497 of 1,294 | #10 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #549 of 950 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #295 of 953 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #897 of 1,165 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #383 of 684 | #8 of 15 |
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
364
+114 (+46%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 364 | 27.3 | 13.3:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 33% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 27.4 | 13.8:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 34% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 27.7 | 15.0:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 38 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAYMORE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (414 to 364); teachers down 1% (27.7 to 27.3).
About RAYMORE ELEM.
RAYMORE ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in RAYMORE, Missouri, one of the schools in RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II. Total enrollment is 364 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II has 12 schools and 6,332 students.
About 66% of the student body at RAYMORE ELEM. is White. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 85% of Cass County residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at RAYMORE ELEM. are from different groups.
There are 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at RAYMORE ELEM., giving a ratio of 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1. A total of 123 students, or 34%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cass County is similar, at 35%.
On BeatsExpectations, RAYMORE ELEM. is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In Cass County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $87,535 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting RAYMORE ELEM., Cass County has 44 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, TIMBER CREEK ELEM., is about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, RAYMORE ELEM. is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school counted 250 students in 2020-21 and 364 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.4:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at RAYMORE ELEM.. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGHHigh · 1,540 students
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 789 students
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 636 students
- Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr CntrHigh · 512 students
- EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 414 students
- PECULIAR ELEM.Elementary · 402 students
Other schools in RAYMORE
- RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 789 students
- Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr CntrHigh · 512 students
- EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 414 students
- TIMBER CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 390 students
- BRIDLE RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 383 students
- CREEKMOOR ELEM.Elementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- TIMBER CREEK ELEM.1.2 mi · 390
- EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 414
- STONEGATE ELEM.1.4 mi · 330
- BRIDLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 383
- CREEKMOOR ELEM.2.3 mi · 383
- KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.2.7 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About RAYMORE ELEM.How large is RAYMORE ELEM.?
RAYMORE ELEM. enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
Is RAYMORE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
RAYMORE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does RAYMORE ELEM. have?
RAYMORE ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RAYMORE ELEM.?
Student demographics at RAYMORE ELEM. are roughly 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is RAYMORE ELEM. public or private?
RAYMORE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.