SMITHTON ELEM.

Set in SMITHTON, Missouri, SMITHTON ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school, run under SMITHTON R-VI. It works with 288 students across grades pre-K through 6.

SMITHTON R-VI comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 505 students; SMITHTON ELEM. is among them.

In terms of who attends, SMITHTON ELEM. records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SMITHTON ELEM. lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting SMITHTON ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pettis County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SMITHTON 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 47.2%, a residual of -3.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pettis County put median household earnings sit near $60,430, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SMITHTON ELEM. is one of 20 public schools in Pettis County (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students).

The closest other public school is SMITHTON HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SMITHTON ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 288 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.