Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMITHTON R-VI·NCES 292838001751
SMITHTON ELEM.
505 S MYRTLE, SMITHTON, MO 65350 · (660) 343-5317 · Pettis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
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
SMITHTON ELEM.→SMITHTON HIGH
Based on grade levels within SMITHTON R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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
288
-19 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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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
Nearby schools
- SMITHTON HIGH0.0 mi · 217
- OTTERVILLE HIGH5.2 mi · 102
- OTTERVILLE ELEM.5.2 mi · 115
- PARKVIEW ELEM.6.3 mi · 447
- WASHINGTON ELEM.6.8 mi · 215
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.7.0 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About SMITHTON ELEM.How large is SMITHTON ELEM.?
SMITHTON ELEM. enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SMITHTON ELEM. serve?
SMITHTON ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SMITHTON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SMITHTON ELEM. is approximately 11.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SMITHTON ELEM.?
At SMITHTON ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is SMITHTON ELEM. public or private?
SMITHTON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SMITHTON R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.