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.