Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT CO. R-IV·NCES 290489000058
SCOTT CO. ELEM.
4035 STATE HWY 77, BENTON, MO 63736 · (573) 545-3541 · Scott County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
212 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 CO. R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -13.6pp since 2021
Math
18.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -14.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.4% | 16.3% | 44.4% | 32.7% |
| Math | 4.6% | 14.0% | 39.1% | 42.1% |
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 | 22.7% | 18.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 24.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 33.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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. ELEM.
SCOTT CO. ELEM.'s state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT CO. ELEM. this school | 410 | 51.7% | 21.0% |
| MAPLE GROVE ELEM. DITTMER | 425 | 51.5% | 38.8% |
| HAWTHORN ELEMENTARY CAMDENTON | 405 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
| EZARD ELEM. CONWAY | 422 | 51.4% | 38.4% |
| CAMERON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CAMERON | 391 | 50.4% | 46.1% |
| PARKVIEW ELEM. CAMERON | 440 | 51.8% | 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. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #869 of 1,002 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #888 of 1,019 ▼ 77 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #885 of 1,018 ▼ 3 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.1pp | #26 of 943 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #353 of 1,294 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #446 of 950 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #755 of 953 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #605 of 1,165 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #646 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
410
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 410 | 32.2 | 12.7:1 | 52% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 31.4 | 12.8:1 | 53% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 27.8 | 14.3:1 | 58% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 58% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 58% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 52% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCOTT CO. ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (419 to 410); teachers up 4% (31 to 32.2).
About SCOTT CO. ELEM.
SCOTT CO. ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school located in BENTON, Missouri. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 410 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 30% larger than that mark.
The 3 schools in SCOTT CO. R-IV enroll 902 students altogether, SCOTT CO. ELEM. among them.
At SCOTT CO. ELEM., 91% of students are White. It is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Scott County is roughly 82% White. The diversity index for SCOTT CO. ELEM. is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.4:1. Roughly 52% of students at SCOTT CO. ELEM. can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 78% average for public schools in Scott County is 26 points.
BeatsExpectations places SCOTT CO. ELEM. in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.5 points below it (21.0% actual, 40.5% predicted).
Scott County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $62,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,999, SCOTT CO. ELEM. among them.
Of the public schools around it, SCOTT CO. ELEM. is closest to THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. SCOTT CO. ELEM. has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SCOTT CO. ELEM. at 9th of 9.
SCOTT CO. ELEM. is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 384 to 410.
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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 CO. R-IV
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGHHigh · 297 students
- SCOTT CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 195 students
Other schools in BENTON
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGHHigh · 297 students
- KELSO ELEM.Elementary · 199 students
- SCOTT CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 195 students
Nearby schools
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH0.0 mi · 297
- SCOTT CO. MIDDLE0.0 mi · 195
- KELSO ELEM.8.4 mi · 199
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH9.2 mi · 108
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.9.2 mi · 194
- ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTT CO. ELEM.How many students attend SCOTT CO. ELEM.?
SCOTT CO. ELEM. enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is SCOTT CO. ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCOTT CO. ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SCOTT CO. ELEM.?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at SCOTT CO. ELEM..
How diverse is SCOTT CO. ELEM.?
SCOTT CO. ELEM. reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SCOTT CO. ELEM.?
SCOTT CO. ELEM. is overseen by SCOTT CO. R-IV in Scott County.
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