Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCHANAN CO. R-IV·NCES 291059000356
RUSHVILLE ELEM.
8681 SW STATE RTE 116, RUSHVILLE, MO 64484 · (816) 688-7777 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
59 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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
RUSHVILLE ELEM.→DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within BUCHANAN CO. R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
8.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -34.1pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -27.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 34 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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
157
-46 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.3:1
% White
99%
was 98%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUSHVILLE ELEM.
RUSHVILLE ELEM. is a close-knit K-5 school in RUSHVILLE, Missouri, operated by BUCHANAN CO. R-IV. The school serves 157 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so RUSHVILLE ELEM. sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.
RUSHVILLE ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by BUCHANAN CO. R-IV, a district that serves 277 students overall.
On demographics, RUSHVILLE ELEM. shows that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Buchanan County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, RUSHVILLE ELEM. has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Buchanan County's rate of about 69%.
With demographic context factored in, RUSHVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Buchanan County put the typical household earns roughly $62,158 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Buchanan County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students), of which RUSHVILLE ELEM. is one.
DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, RUSHVILLE ELEM. comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. RUSHVILLE ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 203 (now 157). Class-load math has rose: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the RUSHVILLE ELEM. community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH4.5 mi · 120
- Central School5.9 mi · 51
- Atchison Middle School5.9 mi · 287
- Atchison High School6.8 mi · 419
- Atchison Elementary School7.1 mi · 693
- Lake Early Learning Center10.9 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About RUSHVILLE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at RUSHVILLE ELEM.?
RUSHVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 157 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does RUSHVILLE ELEM. serve?
RUSHVILLE ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at RUSHVILLE ELEM.?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at RUSHVILLE ELEM..
What is the student diversity at RUSHVILLE ELEM.?
Student demographics at RUSHVILLE ELEM. are roughly 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is RUSHVILLE ELEM. public or private?
RUSHVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUCHANAN CO. R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.