Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II·NCES 290000201641
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.
2213 BEEKMAN, BETHANY, MO 64424 · (660) 425-8061 · Harrison County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
142 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +32.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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
269
-78 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.7:1
% White
95%
was 92%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in BETHANY, Missouri, one of the schools within SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II, with 269 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.
Within SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II, which oversees 3 schools and 741 students, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Harrison County shows median household earnings sit near $54,367, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harrison County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,269 students), of which SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is one.
SOUTH HARRISON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.. On composite proficiency, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 269 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,190
Census ACS
Median income
$54,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II
- SOUTH HARRISON HIGHHigh · 243 students
- SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLEMiddle · 229 students
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CTR.High
- SOUTH HARRISON EARLY CHILD CTRElementary
Other schools in BETHANY
- SOUTH HARRISON HIGHHigh · 243 students
- SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLEMiddle · 229 students
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CTR.High
- SOUTH HARRISON EARLY CHILD CTRElementary
Nearby schools
- SOUTH HARRISON HIGH1.4 mi · 243
- SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLE1.5 mi · 229
- RIDGEWAY ELEM.9.2 mi · 38
- RIDGEWAY HIGH9.2 mi · 31
- GILMAN CITY ELEM.12.1 mi · 96
- GILMAN CITY HIGH12.1 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.?
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. serve?
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is approximately 9.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.?
At SOUTH HARRISON ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. public or private?
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II.
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