Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEET SPRINGS R-VII·NCES 292988002062
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.
600 E. Marshall, SWEET SPRINGS, MO 65351 · (660) 335-6348 · Saline County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
8.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
83 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.→SWEET SPRINGS HIGH
Based on grade levels within SWEET SPRINGS R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -12.3pp since 2021
Math
42.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 22.9% | 41.6% | 11.4% |
| Math | 20.8% | 21.8% | 29.1% | 28.1% |
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 | 46.8% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.1% | 51.4% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.'s state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. this school | 191 | 43.5% | 39.6% |
| New Franklin Elementary New Franklin | 194 | 44.8% | 66.9% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARYVILLE | 172 | 42.4% | N/A |
| CLOPTON ELEM. CLARKSVILLE | 210 | 44.8% | 71.0% |
| PLATO ELEM. PLATO | 218 | 45.0% | 40.2% |
| GREEN RIDGE ELEM. GREEN RIDGE | 171 | 46.8% | 51.4% |
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 SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #534 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #497 of 1,019 ▲ 55 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #415 of 1,018 ▲ 169 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.6pp | #60 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #967 of 1,294 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #763 of 1,165 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #375 of 684 | N/A |
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
191
-27 (-12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 191 | 21.5 | 8.9:1 | 43% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 21.5 | 9.5:1 | 44% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 20.7 | 10.2:1 | 47% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 50% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 20.1 | 10.9:1 | 62% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 47% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 40% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SWEET SPRINGS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (218 to 191); teachers up 7% (20.1 to 21.5).
About SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. serves students in SWEET SPRINGS, Missouri, as a low-enrollment elementary school. A total of 191 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 39% smaller than average.
SWEET SPRINGS R-VII has 2 schools; together they serve 365 students.
White students are the large majority at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM., with 97% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. In Saline County overall, about 79% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Teachers at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. total 21.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.9:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 83 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%. Among public schools in Saline County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
The allk12 Grade for SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. is C. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.6% at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Saline County show that median household income is about $57,931, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 20 public schools in Saline County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,543.
SWEET SPRINGS HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. ranks 8th on average proficiency.
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 10.9:1 in 2020-21 and 8.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,231
Census ACS
Median income
$57,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,543 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SWEET SPRINGS HIGH0.0 mi · 174
- NORTHWEST ELEM.5.2 mi · 161
- CONCORDIA HIGH9.0 mi · 205
- CONCORDIA ELEM.9.4 mi · 247
- NORTHWEST HIGH10.2 mi · 167
- SANTA FE HIGH12.1 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.How many students attend SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.?
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. serve?
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM..
What is the student diversity at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM.?
Student demographics at SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. are roughly 97% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. public or private?
SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SWEET SPRINGS R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.