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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. ELIZABETH R-IV·NCES 292913001866

ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.

HWY 52, ST ELIZABETH, MO 65075 · (573) 493-2246 · Miller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
28 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
22
Kindergarten
25
Grade 1
19
Grade 2
17
Grade 3
20
Grade 4
22
Grade 5
18
Student demographics
White
14098%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
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
6243%
Female
8157%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
48.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -16.7pp 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above 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
143
-14 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.8:1
% White
98%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.

ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. is one of the close-knit elementary schools in ST ELIZABETH, Missouri, one of the schools within ST. ELIZABETH R-IV, with 143 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. sits 55% below that benchmark.

ST. ELIZABETH R-IV comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 282 students; ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. is among them.

On the student-mix side, ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Miller County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 69.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Miller County put median household income runs about $56,736, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. is one of 16 public schools in Miller County (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students).

ST. ELIZABETH HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. has shrank 9%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 143 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Miller County at a glance

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Population
25,269
Census ACS
Median income
$56,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,092 students

Quick facts

School name
ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.
District
ST. ELIZABETH R-IV
Address
HWY 52, ST ELIZABETH, MO 65075
Phone
(573) 493-2246
County
Miller County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
143
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
28 (20%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
292913001866
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.
How large is ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.?
ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. serve?
ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. is approximately 15.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.?
At ST. ELIZABETH ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. ELIZABETH ELEM.?
ST. ELIZABETH ELEM. is overseen by ST. ELIZABETH R-IV in Miller County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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