SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM.

SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. is a modestly sized K-5 school in MOKANE, Missouri, one of the schools within SOUTH CALLAWAY CO. R-II. The school caters to 188 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

SOUTH CALLAWAY CO. R-II runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 759 students. SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Callaway County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Callaway County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 53.2%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Callaway County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,176, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. is one of 25 public schools in Callaway County (combined enrollment of about 5,396 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 170 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.