TIPTON ELEM.

TIPTON ELEM. is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in TIPTON, Missouri, part of TIPTON R-VI, enrolling 222 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

Across the 3 schools in TIPTON R-VI (529 students total), TIPTON ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TIPTON ELEM. lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Moniteau County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TIPTON ELEM. has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at TIPTON ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Moniteau County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TIPTON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 47.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Moniteau County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $65,715 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Moniteau County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,223 students), of which TIPTON ELEM. is one.

TIPTON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TIPTON ELEM. comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIPTON ELEM. has decreased 29%, going from 311 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.