SHELDON ELEM.

SHELDON ELEM. is an one-room-style elementary school in SHELDON, Missouri, one of the schools within SHELDON R-VIII. The school enrolls 123 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 61% leaner than typical.

SHELDON R-VIII comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 212 students; SHELDON ELEM. is among them.

On demographics, SHELDON ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 2% multiracial. Compared to Vernon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, SHELDON ELEM. reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Vernon County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SHELDON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 63.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Vernon County put median household income runs about $52,230, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vernon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,938 students), SHELDON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

SHELDON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, SHELDON ELEM. comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.

SHELDON ELEM. operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHELDON ELEM. has rose 11%, going from 111 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.