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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THAYER R-II·NCES 293027002068
THAYER ELEM.
365 E WALNUT ST, THAYER, MO 65791 · (417) 264-4600 · Oregon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
246 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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
THAYER ELEM.→THAYER SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within THAYER R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
11.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -51.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -19.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 52 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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
421
+7 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.4:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THAYER ELEM.
Located at 365 E WALNUT ST, in THAYER, Missouri, THAYER ELEM. is an average-sized primary school that serves 421 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by THAYER R-II. Enrollment runs roughly 34% larger than the state mean of about 315.
THAYER R-II comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 780 students; THAYER ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, THAYER ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest looks like 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting THAYER ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at THAYER ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, THAYER ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -8.7 points.
Around the school, Oregon County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,069, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. In all, Oregon County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students), of which THAYER ELEM. is one.
THAYER SR. HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around THAYER ELEM.. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THAYER ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.7%.
THAYER ELEM. operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. THAYER ELEM.'s enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 421).
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for THAYER ELEM. typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oregon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,673
Census ACS
Median income
$43,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- THAYER SR. HIGH0.1 mi · 359
- MAMMOTH SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 274
- MAMMOTH SPRING HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 198
- KOSHKONONG HIGH8.3 mi · 86
- KOSHKONONG ELEM.8.3 mi · 127
- COUCH HIGH12.4 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About THAYER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at THAYER ELEM.?
THAYER ELEM. enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does THAYER ELEM. serve?
THAYER ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THAYER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THAYER ELEM. is approximately 11.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at THAYER ELEM.?
At THAYER ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees THAYER ELEM.?
THAYER ELEM. is overseen by THAYER R-II in Oregon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.