Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEELVILLE R-III·NCES 292943002036
STEELVILLE ELEM.
868 W MAIN ST, STEELVILLE, MO 65565 · (573) 775-2099 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
204 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within STEELVILLE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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
346
-43 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STEELVILLE ELEM.
As a mid-sized K-5 school in STEELVILLE, Missouri, STEELVILLE ELEM. enrolls 346 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under STEELVILLE R-III.
STEELVILLE R-III comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 908 students; STEELVILLE ELEM. is among them.
In terms of who attends, STEELVILLE ELEM. lists that nearly all students (97%) are White; the rest consists of 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Crawford County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, STEELVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate median household income runs about $57,629, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. STEELVILLE ELEM. is one of 9 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students).
Nearest neighbor: STEELVILLE MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around STEELVILLE ELEM.. On composite proficiency, STEELVILLE ELEM. comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,797
Census ACS
Median income
$57,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STEELVILLE R-III
- STEELVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 284 students
- STEELVILLE HIGHHigh · 278 students
Other schools in STEELVILLE
- STEELVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 284 students
- STEELVILLE HIGHHigh · 278 students
Nearby schools
- STEELVILLE MIDDLE0.0 mi · 284
- STEELVILLE HIGH3.0 mi · 278
- CUBA ELEM.6.3 mi · 424
- CUBA MIDDLE6.3 mi · 364
- CUBA HIGH6.3 mi · 392
- BOURBON HIGH SCHOOL12.8 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About STEELVILLE ELEM.How large is STEELVILLE ELEM.?
STEELVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-04.
Is STEELVILLE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEELVILLE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEELVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEELVILLE ELEM. is approximately 11.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at STEELVILLE ELEM.?
Student demographics at STEELVILLE ELEM. are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is STEELVILLE ELEM. public or private?
STEELVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by STEELVILLE R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.