Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK CO. R-I·NCES 291638000796
RUNNING FOX ELEM.
27192 US Highway 61, ALEXANDRIA, MO 63430 · (660) 754-6766 · Clark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
10.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
45 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 CLARK CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.1pp since 2021
Math
41.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.2% | 18.6% | 34.8% | 30.2% |
| Math | 11.6% | 30.2% | 34.8% | 23.2% |
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 | 34.8% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.1% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 52.4% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 RUNNING FOX ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUNNING FOX ELEM. this school | 94 | 47.9% | 36.1% |
| STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. SULLIVAN | 87 | 47.1% | N/A |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Kahoka | 98 | 44.9% | N/A |
| RENICK ELEM. RENICK | 80 | 47.5% | 36.1% |
| TRI-COUNTY ELEM. JAMESPORT | 85 | 51.8% | N/A |
| HIGH POINT ELEM. HIGH POINT | 83 | 48.2% | N/A |
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 RUNNING FOX ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #1,182 of 1,294 |
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
94
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 94 | 9.4 | 10.0:1 | 48% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 9.2 | 10.7:1 | 53% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | 58% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 92 | 9 | 10.2:1 | 48% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 9.8 | 8.9:1 | 53% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 61% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 54% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUNNING FOX ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (88 to 94); teachers down 4% (9.8 to 9.4).
About RUNNING FOX ELEM.
Federal records list RUNNING FOX ELEM. as an elementary school in ALEXANDRIA, Missouri. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 94 students in 2024-25. The school is 70% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
The 5 schools of CLARK CO. R-I, including RUNNING FOX ELEM., enroll 1,074 students.
A large majority of enrollment at RUNNING FOX ELEM. is White, at 97%. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic. Among Clark County residents, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for RUNNING FOX ELEM. is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at RUNNING FOX ELEM. comes to 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.0:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. RUNNING FOX ELEM. counts 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, RUNNING FOX ELEM. lands at C, ahead of 29% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.0%. RUNNING FOX ELEM. scores 36.1%.
Census data for Clark County show median household income comes to about $51,781, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,074 students.
A public school about 7.8 miles away, CLARK CO. HIGH, is the closest to RUNNING FOX ELEM.. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 36.1% is below the 52.6% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for RUNNING FOX ELEM. is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 94, starting from 92.
On allk12, people connected to RUNNING FOX ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,675
Census ACS
Median income
$51,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARK CO. R-I
- BLACK HAWK ELEM.Elementary · 342 students
- CLARK CO. HIGHHigh · 306 students
- CLARK CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 234 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- CLARK CO. HIGH7.8 mi · 306
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER7.9 mi · 98
- Warsaw Sr High School8.2 mi · 185
- Warsaw Elementary School8.2 mi · 213
- CLARK CO. MIDDLE8.5 mi · 234
- BLACK HAWK ELEM.8.6 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About RUNNING FOX ELEM.How large is RUNNING FOX ELEM.?
RUNNING FOX ELEM. enrolls approximately 94 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does RUNNING FOX ELEM. serve?
RUNNING FOX ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUNNING FOX ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUNNING FOX ELEM. is approximately 10.0:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUNNING FOX ELEM.?
At RUNNING FOX ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is RUNNING FOX ELEM. public or private?
RUNNING FOX ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLARK CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.