Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT CITY R-I·NCES 291545000704
SCOTT CITY ELEM.
3000 MAIN ST, SCOTT CITY, MO 63780 · (573) 264-2131 · Scott County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
192 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 SCOTT CITY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.4pp since 2021
Math
23.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.4% | 19.8% | 40.5% | 30.1% |
| Math | 7.5% | 16.0% | 33.9% | 42.4% |
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 | 29.2% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 29.3% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 SCOTT CITY ELEM.
SCOTT CITY ELEM.'s state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CITY ELEM. this school | 282 | 68.1% | 23.0% |
| GREENVILLE ELEM. Greenville | 275 | 69.5% | 22.4% |
| WILDER ELEM. MANSFIELD | 312 | 67.3% | 52.9% |
| Alton Elementary Alton | 290 | 71.7% | 24.2% |
| FISK ELEMENTARY FISK | 309 | 71.8% | 31.9% |
| Lebanon R-III Early Chld Cntr LEBANON | 266 | 67.7% | 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 SCOTT CITY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #837 of 1,002 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #838 of 1,019 ▲ 114 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #807 of 1,018 ▼ 15 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #219 of 943 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #751 of 1,294 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #309 of 950 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #777 of 953 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #336 of 1,165 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #212 of 684 | N/A |
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
282
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 282 | 23.5 | 12.0:1 | 68% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 23.3 | 12.9:1 | 60% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 22.5 | 12.0:1 | 64% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 67% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 26.7 | 13.0:1 | 66% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 59% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 48% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTT CITY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (348 to 282); teachers down 12% (26.7 to 23.5).
About SCOTT CITY ELEM.
SCOTT CITY ELEM. is an elementary school in SCOTT CITY, Missouri, reachable at (573) 264-2131. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 282 students.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in SCOTT CITY R-I totals 773 students.
The share of students at SCOTT CITY ELEM. who are White is 92%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Scott County, the White share is about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Based on 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, SCOTT CITY ELEM. has a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%. Compared with the 78% average for public schools in Scott County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, SCOTT CITY ELEM. lands at D, ahead of 10% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SCOTT CITY ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 23.0% actual against 34.4% predicted.
Looking at the county, Scott County, median household income comes to about $62,782, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SCOTT CITY ELEM., Scott County has 22 public schools.
The closest school to SCOTT CITY ELEM. is SCOTT CITY HIGH, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: SCOTT CITY ELEM. ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 23.0% versus a 46.8% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (276) to 2024-25 (282). Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.6:1 to 12.0:1.
SCOTT CITY ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,933
Census ACS
Median income
$62,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCOTT CITY R-I
- SCOTT CITY HIGHHigh · 268 students
- SCOTT CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 223 students
Other schools in SCOTT CITY
- SCOTT CITY HIGHHigh · 268 students
- SCOTT CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 223 students
Nearby schools
- SCOTT CITY HIGH0.0 mi · 268
- SCOTT CITY MIDDLE0.0 mi · 223
- CENTRAL HIGH4.4 mi · 1,278
- PARKVIEW SCHOOL5.4 mi · 25
- JEFFERSON ELEM.5.8 mi · 494
- KELSO ELEM.6.3 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTT CITY ELEM.How many students attend SCOTT CITY ELEM.?
SCOTT CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does SCOTT CITY ELEM. serve?
SCOTT CITY ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at SCOTT CITY ELEM.?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at SCOTT CITY ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCOTT CITY ELEM.?
At SCOTT CITY ELEM., the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SCOTT CITY ELEM. in?
SCOTT CITY ELEM. is part of SCOTT CITY R-I.
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