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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRAFFORD R-VI·NCES 292964002049
STRAFFORD ELEM.
310 W MCCABE, STRAFFORD, MO 65757 · (417) 736-7000 · Greene County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
166 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 31% |
This year's 1st grade class (80) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (116).
Student demographics
13%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 STRAFFORD R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
50.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.5% | 31.6% | 34.6% | 15.0% |
| Math | 18.5% | 32.1% | 26.1% | 23.1% |
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 | 50.1% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 45.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 STRAFFORD ELEM.
STRAFFORD ELEM.'s state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRAFFORD ELEM. this school | 380 | 43.7% | 50.3% |
| Highlandville Elementary Highlandville | 384 | 42.2% | 40.9% |
| CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. HOUSE SPRINGS | 425 | 42.4% | 55.2% |
| WINFIELD ELEM. WINFIELD | 407 | 46.4% | N/A |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE ELEMENTARY ROGERSVILLE | 387 | 39.8% | 38.2% |
| BLOOMSDALE ELEM. BLOOMSDALE | 324 | 45.1% | 61.0% |
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 STRAFFORD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #305 of 1,002 | #17 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #323 of 1,019 no change | #15 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #339 of 1,018 ▼ 65 | #20 of 49 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #438 of 943 | #25 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #458 of 1,294 | #19 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #285 of 950 | #9 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #806 of 953 | #42 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #755 of 1,165 | #39 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #28 of 684 | #2 of 30 |
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
380
-126 (-25%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 380 | 32 | 11.9:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 36.5 | 5.4:1 | 38% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 34.8 | 14.7:1 | 38% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 42.3 | 14.6:1 | 41% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 49% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 31% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STRAFFORD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (617 to 380); teachers down 24% (42.3 to 32).
About STRAFFORD ELEM.
STRAFFORD ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in STRAFFORD, Missouri. Enrollment totals 380 students across grades 1 through 4. The school is 21% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
STRAFFORD ELEM. reports to STRAFFORD R-VI, which has 4 schools and 1,408 students.
A large majority of enrollment at STRAFFORD ELEM. is White, at 93%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, STRAFFORD ELEM. scores 13%.
STRAFFORD ELEM. reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at STRAFFORD ELEM., 44% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, STRAFFORD ELEM. lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The model predicts 43.5% for a school in Missouri with STRAFFORD ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. STRAFFORD ELEM. posts 50.3%.
In Greene County, home to about 303,375 people, median household income comes to about $61,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 97 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,423, STRAFFORD ELEM. among them.
Of the public schools around it, STRAFFORD ELEM. is closest to COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.4%; STRAFFORD ELEM.'s is 50.3%, ranking 5th of 7.
The NCES locale for STRAFFORD ELEM. is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 25% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.9:1 to 11.9:1.
This page is set up for the STRAFFORD ELEM. community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STRAFFORD R-VI
- STRAFFORD HIGHHigh · 437 students
- STRAFFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 411 students
- COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 180 students
Other schools in STRAFFORD
- STRAFFORD HIGHHigh · 437 students
- STRAFFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 411 students
- COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 180 students
Nearby schools
- COGDILL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.1 mi · 180
- STRAFFORD MIDDLE0.2 mi · 411
- STRAFFORD HIGH0.2 mi · 437
- HICKORY HILLS MIDDLE5.2 mi · 456
- HICKORY HILLS ELEM.5.2 mi · 340
- SHADY DELL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR7.1 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About STRAFFORD ELEM.How large is STRAFFORD ELEM.?
STRAFFORD ELEM. enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 01-04.
Is STRAFFORD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
STRAFFORD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
How many students per teacher at STRAFFORD ELEM.?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at STRAFFORD ELEM..
How diverse is STRAFFORD ELEM.?
STRAFFORD ELEM. reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is STRAFFORD ELEM. public or private?
STRAFFORD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by STRAFFORD R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.