Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT CO. CENTRAL·NCES 292142001176
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.
20794 US HWY 61, SIKESTON, MO 63801 · (573) 471-3511 · Scott County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
194 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 37 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 41% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.→SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH
Based on grade levels within SCOTT CO. CENTRAL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.0pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 18.1% | 24.6% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 27.4% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 18.4% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.4% | 40.3% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 CO. CENTRAL ELEM.
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.'s state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. this school | 194 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| GALENA-ABESVILLE ELEM. GALENA | 202 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| HUMANSVILLE ELEM. HUMANSVILLE | 156 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| FAIR PLAY ELEM. FAIR PLAY | 212 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY MATTHEWS | 139 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| POPLAR BLUFF EARLY CHILDHOOD C POPLAR BLUFF | 295 | 100.0% | 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 CO. CENTRAL ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #700 of 1,002 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #494 of 1,019 ▲ 297 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #827 of 1,018 ▼ 31 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #347 of 943 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #961 of 1,294 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #128 of 1,165 | #1 of 9 |
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
194
+27 (+16%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 194 | 17.6 | 11.1:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 16.8 | 9.9:1 | 90% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 14.5 | 9.5:1 | 98% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 98% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 14.4 | 8.8:1 | 100% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 98% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 71% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 70% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (127 to 194); teachers up 22% (14.4 to 17.6).
About SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.
SIKESTON, Missouri, is home to SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 194 students. Elementary schools in Missouri have about 315 students on average; enrollment here is 38% lower.
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL enrolls 302 students, and its 2 schools include SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM..
The share of White students at SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 13% Black and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put Scott County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. are from different groups.
On staff are 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. For comparison, public schools in Scott County average 78%.
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.6% and a predicted 22.4%.
In the surrounding county, Scott County, median household income comes to about $62,782, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 22 public schools and about 5,999 students.
Measured in a straight line, SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile from SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.. The ten-mile area around SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.3% proficiency; SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. posts 32.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 SIKESTON
- SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 493 students
- SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 448 students
- SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR.Elementary · 403 students
- LEE HUNTER ELEM.Elementary · 369 students
- WING ELEM.Elementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH0.0 mi · 108
- SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR.6.1 mi · 403
- SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.2 mi · 448
- LEE HUNTER ELEM.7.0 mi · 369
- SIKESTON HOPE CTR.7.4 mi · 11
- SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 955
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.How many students attend SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.?
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-06.
Is SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. have?
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.?
Student demographics at SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. are roughly 78% White, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. in?
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM. is part of SCOTT CO. CENTRAL.
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