Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PLAINS R-VII·NCES 293168002217
SOUTH FORK ELEM.
3209 US HWY 160, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775 · (417) 256-2836 · Howell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
115 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +15.3pp since 2021
Math
51.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.8% | 26.4% | 36.7% | 6.8% |
| Math | 20.6% | 31.0% | 28.7% | 19.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 54.2% |
| 2022-23 | 55.3% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.9% | 54.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like SOUTH FORK ELEM.
SOUTH FORK ELEM.'s state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH FORK ELEM. this school | 196 | 58.7% | 52.6% |
| JUNCTION HILL ELEM. WEST PLAINS | 186 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| BAKERSFIELD ELEM. BAKERSFIELD | 177 | 59.3% | 56.2% |
| SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. SUMMERSVILLE | 203 | 58.1% | 38.6% |
| HARTVILLE ELEM. HARTVILLE | 208 | 54.8% | 45.7% |
| BLOOMFIELD ELEM. BLOOMFIELD | 229 | 55.9% | 38.0% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTH FORK ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Howell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #258 of 1,002 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #304 of 1,019 ▼ 47 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #213 of 1,018 ▲ 263 | #2 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #240 of 943 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #960 of 1,294 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #475 of 1,165 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
196
+44 (+29%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 15.4 | 12.7:1 | 59% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 14.7 | 12.5:1 | 60% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 13.4 | 11.9:1 | 53% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 53% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 12.8 | 13.9:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 61% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | 59% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 69% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH FORK ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (179 to 196); teachers up 20% (12.8 to 15.4).
About SOUTH FORK ELEM.
SOUTH FORK ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in WEST PLAINS, Missouri. In all, 196 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 38% below the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri.
Across its 4 schools, WEST PLAINS R-VII enrolls 2,626 students. SOUTH FORK ELEM. is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at SOUTH FORK ELEM., about 96 are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. SOUTH FORK ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%. Public schools in Howell County average a similar 61%.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, SOUTH FORK ELEM. outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SOUTH FORK ELEM. would be expected to post about 37.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.6%.
Census data for Howell County show the median household earns about $50,993 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SOUTH FORK ELEM., Howell County has 15 public schools.
About 6.5 miles separate SOUTH FORK ELEM. from the closest public school, FAIRVIEW ELEM.. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, SOUTH FORK ELEM. is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, SOUTH FORK ELEM. enrolled 152 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 196. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Howell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,383
Census ACS
Median income
$50,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST PLAINS R-VII
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.Elementary · 767 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- SOUTHERN MO TECH INSTITUTEHigh
Other schools in WEST PLAINS
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.Elementary · 767 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 466 students
- RICHARDS ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
- GLENWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 252 students
Other SOUTH FORK Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named SOUTH FORK Elementary. SOUTH FORK ELEM. is the 6th largest of the 7.
- South Fork Elementary SchoolDenham Springs, LA · 685 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIGBY, ID · 654 students
- South Fork ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 503 students
- South Fork ElementaryWeldon, CA · 348 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARYREXBURG, ID · 281 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.6.5 mi · 466
- GLENWOOD ELEM.6.8 mi · 252
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGH10.0 mi · 1,108
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLE10.1 mi · 555
- HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.10.2 mi · 201
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.10.5 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH FORK ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SOUTH FORK ELEM.?
SOUTH FORK ELEM. enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-06.
Is SOUTH FORK ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH FORK ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SOUTH FORK ELEM. have?
SOUTH FORK ELEM. employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH FORK ELEM.?
At SOUTH FORK ELEM., the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTH FORK ELEM. public or private?
SOUTH FORK ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST PLAINS R-VII.
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