STRASBURG ELEM.

STRASBURG ELEM. is a minimally staffed K-5 school in STRASBURG, Missouri, overseen by STRASBURG C-3. The school educates 111 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

STRASBURG C-3 is the operating authority for STRASBURG ELEM., handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STRASBURG ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cass County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Cass County's rate of about 35%.

With demographic context factored in, STRASBURG ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Across the wider county, Cass County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,535, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students), of which STRASBURG ELEM. is one.

PLEASANT HILL HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, STRASBURG ELEM. comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

STRASBURG ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. STRASBURG ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 118 (now 111). The White share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.