Enrollment
87
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRAIN-JAPAN R-XVI·NCES 291248000510
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.
4640 HWY H, SULLIVAN, MO 63080 · (573) 627-3243 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
41 students
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
4.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -77.5pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
MO avg 48.7%
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 78 points since 2023.
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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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
87
+22 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 7.7:1
% White
99%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. operates as a micro-enrollment primary school in SULLIVAN, Missouri, run under STRAIN-JAPAN R-XVI. Current enrollment sits at 87 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 315.
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. sits inside STRAIN-JAPAN R-XVI, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $73,165, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Franklin County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), of which STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is SPRING BLUFF ELEM., roughly 3.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.0%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. has ticked up 34%, going from 65 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULLIVAN
- SULLIVAN SR. HIGHHigh · 668 students
- SULLIVAN PRIMARYElementary · 453 students
- SULLIVAN MIDDLEMiddle · 434 students
- SULLIVAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- SPRING BLUFF ELEM.Elementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- SPRING BLUFF ELEM.3.7 mi · 217
- SULLIVAN MIDDLE7.0 mi · 434
- SULLIVAN PRIMARY7.0 mi · 453
- BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 238
- BOURBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 316
- SULLIVAN ELEM.8.5 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.How large is STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.?
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 87 students in grades PK-08.
Is STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.?
At STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM., the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.?
STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM. is overseen by STRAIN-JAPAN R-XVI in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.