S.M Rissler Elementary School

S.M Rissler Elementary School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Trenton, Missouri, part of TRENTON R-IX, with 350 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 3 schools in TRENTON R-IX (967 students total), S.M Rissler Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, S.M Rissler Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, S.M Rissler Elementary School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, S.M Rissler Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Grundy County reports that median household income runs about $51,975, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. S.M Rissler Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Grundy County (combined enrollment of about 1,265 students).

Nearest neighbor: Trenton High School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), S.M Rissler Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. S.M Rissler Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 34% since 2018, when it stood at 533 (now 350). The White share of enrollment edged down from 95% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

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