Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND CO. R-I·NCES 292070001126
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.
438 W. Lover's Lane, Memphis, MO 63555 · (660) 465-8532 · Scotland County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
138 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.→SCOTLAND CO. HIGH
Based on grade levels within SCOTLAND 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
49.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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
252
-113 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.6:1
% White
94%
was 98%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.
As an intimate primary school in Memphis, Missouri, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. caters to 252 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by SCOTLAND CO. R-I.
Across the 2 schools in SCOTLAND CO. R-I (505 students total), SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.
Around the school, census data for Scotland County shows median household earnings sit near $68,913, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Scotland County runs 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 505 students), of which SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: SCOTLAND CO. HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. On composite proficiency, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 94%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Scotland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,686
Census ACS
Median income
$68,913
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
505 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SCOTLAND CO. HIGH0.1 mi · 253
- SCHUYLER CO. HIGH20.8 mi · 243
- SCHUYLER CO. ELEM.20.8 mi · 330
- Van Buren County Community Middle & High School20.9 mi · 354
- KNOX CO. HIGH21.0 mi · 230
- KNOX CO. ELEM.21.0 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.How large is SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.?
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. serve?
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is approximately 8.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.?
Student demographics at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. in?
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is part of SCOTLAND CO. R-I.
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