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
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
42.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 29.7% | 38.0% | 14.8% |
| Math | 15.7% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 29.7% |
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 | 47.0% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 34.7% |
| 2022-23 | 57.2% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 47.7% | 42.1% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 HARRISON ELEM.
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.'s state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. this school | 269 | 52.8% | 40.1% |
| HAMILTON ELEM. HAMILTON | 270 | 53.7% | 52.9% |
| GLENWOOD ELEM. WEST PLAINS | 252 | 53.6% | 31.9% |
| SCOTLAND CO. ELEM. Memphis | 252 | 54.8% | 33.1% |
| COLEMAN ELEM. VILLA RIDGE | 265 | 54.3% | 41.5% |
| HERMANN ELEM. HERMANN | 247 | 54.7% | 40.2% |
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 HARRISON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #525 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #485 of 1,019 ▲ 168 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #404 of 1,018 ▲ 268 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #534 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #780 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #33 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #870 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #585 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #150 of 684 |
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
269
-41 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 269 | 28 | 9.6:1 | 53% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 31 | 9.0:1 | 61% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 31 | 10.0:1 | 60% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 64% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 29.7 | 11.7:1 | 61% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 65% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 61% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 42% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH HARRISON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (347 to 269); teachers down 6% (29.7 to 28).
About SOUTH HARRISON ELEM.
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, with an address in BETHANY. It educates 269 students in kindergarten through 4.
SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II is responsible for 3 schools, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. included, with 741 students in all.
The large majority of students at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM., 95%, are White. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. By the diversity index, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. comes in at 9%.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is 53%. Across public schools in Harrison County, the average is about the same, 54%.
SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. would score about 40.1%. It scores 40.1%, within a point of that figure.
Harrison County census figures show that median household income is about $54,367, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is among the 13 public schools in Harrison County.
SOUTH HARRISON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 310 in 2020-21 and 269 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.1:1 to 9.6:1.
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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
Other SOUTH HARRISON Elementary schools
One other US public school is named SOUTH HARRISON Elementary. SOUTH HARRISON ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- South Harrison Elementary SchoolHARRISONVILLE, NJ · 345 students
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 HIGH12.1 mi · 60
- GILMAN CITY ELEM.12.1 mi · 96
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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