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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I·NCES 292319001333

SOUTH HOLT ELEM.

201 S BARBOUR, OREGON, MO 64473 · (660) 446-2356 · Holt County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
39 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Pre-K
1
Kindergarten
22
Grade 1
12
Grade 2
17
Grade 3
21
Grade 4
12
Grade 5
19
Grade 6
17
Student demographics
White
11393%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Black
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
Male
6251%
Female
5949%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
25.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -18.5pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +37.3pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
121
-40 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.8:1
% White
93%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SOUTH HOLT ELEM.

SOUTH HOLT ELEM., a very small elementary-level community in OREGON, Missouri, run under SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I, instructs 121 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so SOUTH HOLT ELEM. sits 62% below that benchmark.

SOUTH HOLT ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I, a district that enrolls 240 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH HOLT ELEM. lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial. Compared to Holt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH HOLT ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 32.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Holt County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,187, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. SOUTH HOLT ELEM. is one of 8 public schools in Holt County (combined enrollment of about 624 students).

SOUTH HOLT HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, SOUTH HOLT ELEM. comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. SOUTH HOLT ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 161 (now 121). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 98% to 93% over that span.

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Holt County at a glance

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Population
4,240
Census ACS
Median income
$61,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
624 students

Quick facts

School name
SOUTH HOLT ELEM.
District
SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I
Address
201 S BARBOUR, OREGON, MO 64473
Phone
(660) 446-2356
County
Holt County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
121
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
39 (32%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
292319001333
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SOUTH HOLT ELEM.
How many students attend SOUTH HOLT ELEM.?
SOUTH HOLT ELEM. enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
Is SOUTH HOLT ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH HOLT ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SOUTH HOLT ELEM. have?
SOUTH HOLT ELEM. employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is SOUTH HOLT ELEM.?
SOUTH HOLT ELEM. reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH HOLT ELEM.?
SOUTH HOLT ELEM. is overseen by SOUTH HOLT CO. R-I in Holt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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