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What advice would you give to incoming students at SKYLINE ELEM.?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEDALIA 200·NCES 292783002640
SKYLINE ELEM.
2505 W 32ND ST, SEDALIA, MO 65301 · (660) 826-8087 · Pettis County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
246 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SEDALIA 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +56.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 56 points.
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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
-9 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.8:1
% White
79%
was 83%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SKYLINE ELEM.
SKYLINE ELEM. is an expansive K-5 school in SEDALIA, Missouri, run under SEDALIA 200. The school serves 483 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 53% bigger than typical.
SEDALIA 200 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,209 students. SKYLINE ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On demographics, SKYLINE ELEM. records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, SKYLINE ELEM. logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Pettis County's rate of about 61%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SKYLINE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +8.9 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pettis County) reports that median household income runs about $60,430, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Pettis County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students), SKYLINE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKYLINE ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SKYLINE ELEM. at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
SKYLINE ELEM. operates from a town-center location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 492 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the SKYLINE ELEM. community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Pettis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,430
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEDALIA 200
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,551 students
- SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHLMiddle · 1,133 students
- HEBER HUNT ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- PARKVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 447 students
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 396 students
- HORACE MANN ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
Other schools in SEDALIA
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,551 students
- SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHLMiddle · 1,133 students
- HEBER HUNT ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- PARKVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 447 students
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 396 students
- HORACE MANN ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
Nearby schools
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,551
- E W Thompson1.2 mi · 11
- HORACE MANN ELEM.1.4 mi · 276
- HEBER HUNT ELEM.1.7 mi · 448
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.2.0 mi · 260
- SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About SKYLINE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SKYLINE ELEM.?
SKYLINE ELEM. enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does SKYLINE ELEM. serve?
SKYLINE ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does SKYLINE ELEM. have?
SKYLINE ELEM. employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is SKYLINE ELEM.?
SKYLINE ELEM. reports a student body of 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is SKYLINE ELEM. in?
SKYLINE ELEM. is part of SEDALIA 200.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.