SHOOK ELEM.

Located at 180 STATE HWY DD, in MARSHFIELD, Missouri, SHOOK ELEM. is a mid-sized K-5 school that teaches 468 students (grades 4 through 5), part of MARSHFIELD R-I. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

SHOOK ELEM. is one of 6 schools operated by MARSHFIELD R-I, a district that caters to 3,045 students overall.

Demographically, SHOOK ELEM. shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Webster County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHOOK ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 61.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Webster County indicate median household income runs about $71,155, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHOOK ELEM. is one of 17 public schools in Webster County (combined enrollment of about 5,210 students).

MARSHFIELD HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHOOK ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.8%.

SHOOK ELEM. operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 480 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.