Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA R-III·NCES 292874001775
SPARTA ELEM.
522 STATE HWY 125 N, SPARTA, MO 65753 · (417) 634-3223 · Christian County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
147 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 SPARTA R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
95.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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
263
+2 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.3:1
% White
97%
was 93%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPARTA ELEM.
SPARTA ELEM., a tight-knit elementary campus in SPARTA, Missouri, overseen by SPARTA R-III, educates 263 students, covering grades K through 4.
Across the 4 schools in SPARTA R-III (734 students total), SPARTA ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, SPARTA ELEM. records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, SPARTA ELEM. logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at SPARTA ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Christian County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, SPARTA ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.2%; actual is 86.0%, +35.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Christian County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,437, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPARTA ELEM. is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).
The closest other public school is SPARTA MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPARTA ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.7%.
SPARTA ELEM. operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. SPARTA ELEM.'s enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 263).
On allk12, members of the SPARTA ELEM. community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPARTA R-III
- SPARTA HIGHHigh · 227 students
- SPARTA MIDDLEMiddle · 187 students
- SPARTA PKElementary · 57 students
Other schools in SPARTA
- SPARTA HIGHHigh · 227 students
- SPARTA MIDDLEMiddle · 187 students
- SPARTA PKElementary · 57 students
Nearby schools
- SPARTA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 187
- SPARTA PK0.2 mi · 57
- SPARTA HIGH1.1 mi · 227
- EAST ELEM.5.3 mi · 515
- CHADWICK HIGH6.0 mi · 122
- CHADWICK ELEMENTARY6.0 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About SPARTA ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SPARTA ELEM.?
SPARTA ELEM. enrolls approximately 263 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does SPARTA ELEM. serve?
SPARTA ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPARTA ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPARTA ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SPARTA ELEM.?
SPARTA ELEM. reports a student body of 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SPARTA ELEM.?
SPARTA ELEM. is overseen by SPARTA R-III in Christian County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.