Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMERSVILLE R-II·NCES 292981002058
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.
HIGHWAY 106 RICHARDS STREET, SUMMERSVILLE, MO 65571 · (417) 932-4613 · Shannon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
118 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.→SUMMERSVILLE HIGH
Based on grade levels within SUMMERSVILLE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
22.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
15.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -31.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 31 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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
203
-42 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.1:1
% White
95%
was 100%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. operates as a close-knit elementary campus in SUMMERSVILLE, Missouri, overseen by SUMMERSVILLE R-II. Current enrollment sits at 203 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 315.
SUMMERSVILLE R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 418 students. SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Shannon County's rate of about 74%.
After controlling for student poverty, SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Shannon County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,222, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shannon County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,687 students), SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SUMMERSVILLE HIGH, around 0.7 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 245 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 95% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shannon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,177
Census ACS
Median income
$55,222
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SUMMERSVILLE HIGH0.7 mi · 215
- LIBERTY SR. HIGH12.7 mi · 350
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.12.7 mi · 396
- LIBERTY MIDDLE12.8 mi · 264
- BIRCH TREE ELEM.15.1 mi · 174
- EMINENCE ELEM.15.1 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.?
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. serve?
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. is approximately 9.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SUMMERSVILLE ELEM.?
Student demographics at SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. in?
SUMMERSVILLE ELEM. is part of SUMMERSVILLE R-II.
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