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
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
38.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 26.8% | 44.9% | 18.1% |
| Math | 11.5% | 26.8% | 42.7% | 18.8% |
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 | 36.9% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 31.9% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 32.5% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.'s state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. this school | 252 | 54.8% | 33.1% |
| HAMILTON ELEM. HAMILTON | 270 | 53.7% | 52.9% |
| PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. PLEASANT HOPE | 258 | 56.6% | 45.3% |
| COLEMAN ELEM. VILLA RIDGE | 265 | 54.3% | 41.5% |
| SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. BETHANY | 269 | 52.8% | 40.1% |
| HERMANN ELEM. HERMANN | 247 | 54.7% | 40.2% |
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 SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #691 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #604 of 1,019 ▲ 97 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #669 of 1,018 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #415 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #818 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #14 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #826 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #552 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #66 of 684 |
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
252
-21 (-8%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 252 | 29.1 | 8.7:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 28.9 | 9.5:1 | 46% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 28.9 | 10.8:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 32 | 8.5:1 | 61% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 31.6 | 11.6:1 | 48% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 58% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTLAND CO. ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (365 to 252); teachers down 8% (31.6 to 29.1).
About SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.
The public elementary school SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is located in Memphis, Missouri. The school counted 252 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
SCOTLAND CO. R-I is responsible for 2 schools, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. included, with 505 students in all.
Of every 100 students at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM., about 94 are White. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Scotland County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 8.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM., which has 29.1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is about 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. lands at C, ahead of 29% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. is 6.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.1% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Census data for Scotland County show median household income comes to about $68,913, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Scotland County number 2, with about 505 students.
SCOTLAND CO. ELEM.'s nearest public school is SCOTLAND CO. HIGH (about 0.1 miles). SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
From 273 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 252 by 2024-25.
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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
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- SCOTLAND CO. HIGH0.1 mi · 253
- SCHUYLER CO. HIGH20.8 mi · 243
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- Van Buren County Community Middle & High School20.9 mi · 354
- KNOX CO. ELEM.21.0 mi · 268
- KNOX CO. HIGH21.0 mi · 230
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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