Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKORY CO. R-I·NCES 291432002371
SKYLINE ELEM.
20663 US-65, URBANA, MO 65767 · (417) 993-4225 · Hickory County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
138 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
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 HICKORY CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +42.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 42 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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
295
+43 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.2:1
% White
99%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SKYLINE ELEM.
SKYLINE ELEM. is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in URBANA, Missouri, one of the schools within HICKORY CO. R-I, works with 295 students in grades pre-K through 4.
HICKORY CO. R-I runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 705 students. SKYLINE ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On demographics, SKYLINE ELEM. logs that 99% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.
Looking at the economic backdrop, SKYLINE ELEM. lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Hickory County's rate of about 60%.
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 50.4%, the actual is 41.8%, a residual of -8.7 points.
In the broader community, Hickory County reports that the typical household earns roughly $39,390 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Hickory County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,618 students), of which SKYLINE ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is SKYLINE HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SKYLINE ELEM. at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.
SKYLINE ELEM. operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the SKYLINE ELEM. community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hickory County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,585
Census ACS
Median income
$39,390
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HICKORY CO. R-I
- SKYLINE HIGHHigh · 216 students
- SKYLINE MIDDLEMiddle · 194 students
Other schools in URBANA
- SKYLINE HIGHHigh · 216 students
- SKYLINE MIDDLEMiddle · 194 students
Nearby schools
- SKYLINE HIGH0.0 mi · 216
- SKYLINE MIDDLE0.0 mi · 194
- HERMITAGE HIGH6.9 mi · 88
- HERMITAGE MIDDLE6.9 mi · 63
- HERMITAGE ELEM.6.9 mi · 138
- WHEATLAND HIGH11.6 mi · 121
Frequently asked questions
About SKYLINE ELEM.How many students attend SKYLINE ELEM.?
SKYLINE ELEM. enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does SKYLINE ELEM. serve?
SKYLINE ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SKYLINE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SKYLINE ELEM. is approximately 13.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SKYLINE ELEM.?
SKYLINE ELEM. reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is SKYLINE ELEM. public or private?
SKYLINE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HICKORY CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.