Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICH HILL R-IV·NCES 292631001545
RICH HILL ELEM.
320 E POPLAR ST, RICH HILL, MO 64779 · (417) 395-2227 · Bates County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
81 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
RICH HILL ELEM.→RICH HILL HIGH
Based on grade levels within RICH HILL R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +21.7pp since 2023
Math
42.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +17.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 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 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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
192
+22 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 10.9:1
% White
90%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RICH HILL ELEM.
Set in RICH HILL, Missouri, RICH HILL ELEM. is a low-enrollment primary school, part of RICH HILL R-IV. It enrolls 192 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 315.
Across the 2 schools in RICH HILL R-IV (382 students total), RICH HILL ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, RICH HILL ELEM. lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Bates County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, RICH HILL ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 38.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Bates County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,733 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. RICH HILL ELEM. is one of 15 public schools in Bates County (combined enrollment of about 2,514 students).
The closest other public school is RICH HILL HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RICH HILL ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICH HILL ELEM. has ticked up 13%, going from 170 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.
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Bates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,186
Census ACS
Median income
$60,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,514 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICH HILL
- RICH HILL HIGHHigh · 190 students
- RICH HILL YOUTH DEV. CTR.High
Nearby schools
- RICH HILL HIGH0.0 mi · 190
- BUTLER HIGH10.4 mi · 476
- BUTLER EARLY CHILDHOOD10.6 mi · 85
- BUTLER ELEM.10.9 mi · 410
- HUME ELEM.11.8 mi · 67
- HUME HIGH11.8 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About RICH HILL ELEM.What is the total enrollment at RICH HILL ELEM.?
RICH HILL ELEM. enrolls approximately 192 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RICH HILL ELEM. serve?
RICH HILL ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does RICH HILL ELEM. have?
RICH HILL ELEM. employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is RICH HILL ELEM.?
RICH HILL ELEM. reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RICH HILL ELEM.?
RICH HILL ELEM. is overseen by RICH HILL R-IV in Bates County.
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