Enrollment
123
Elementary
DISTRICT 106 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELDON R-VIII·NCES 292817001733
SHELDON ELEM.
100 E GENE LATHROP DR, SHELDON, MO 64784 · (417) 884-5113 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
82 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 20 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 14% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
SHELDON ELEM.→SHELDON HIGH
Based on grade levels within SHELDON R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
MO avg 48.7% . -23.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 73.2% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Where SHELDON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #210 of 968 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #524 of 974 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #361 of 974 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #1,111 of 1,294 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #354 of 1,165 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
123
+25 (+26%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 123 | 12.7 | 9.7:1 | 67% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 12.3 | 9.4:1 | 45% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 11.9 | 8.0:1 | 65% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 11 | 8.9:1 | 72% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 9.9 | 11.2:1 | 100% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 11 | 10.4:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 13 | 7.5:1 | 62% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 9 | 10.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 83 | 5 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHELDON ELEM..
About SHELDON ELEM.
SHELDON ELEM. is a small elementary school based in SHELDON, Missouri. The school had 123 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
SHELDON ELEM. is one school in a 2-school district, SHELDON R-VIII, which enrolls 212 students.
The student body at SHELDON ELEM. is 95% White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at SHELDON ELEM. total 12.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.7:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. The average for public schools in Vernon County is 55%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.0% for SHELDON ELEM.. The school posts 63.1%, 13.1 points above the prediction.
Within Vernon County, the median household income is $52,230, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Vernon County has 15 public schools and roughly 2,938 students.
SHELDON HIGH is the public school closest to SHELDON ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.1%; SHELDON ELEM.'s is 63.1%, ranking 4th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes SHELDON ELEM. as Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 123 students in 2024-25, 25 more than the 98 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,687
Census ACS
Median income
$52,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SHELDON HIGH0.0 mi · 89
- BRONAUGH ELEM.9.7 mi · 104
- BRONAUGH HIGH9.7 mi · 65
- LAMAR HIGH11.1 mi · 369
- LAMAR ELEM.11.2 mi · 253
- LAMAR MIDDLE11.2 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About SHELDON ELEM.How large is SHELDON ELEM.?
SHELDON ELEM. enrolls approximately 123 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SHELDON ELEM. serve?
SHELDON ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHELDON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHELDON ELEM. is approximately 9.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SHELDON ELEM.?
At SHELDON ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is SHELDON ELEM. public or private?
SHELDON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHELDON R-VIII.
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