Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPTON R-VI·NCES 293033002075
TIPTON ELEM.
138 E Cooper St., TIPTON, MO 65081 · (660) 433-2213 · Moniteau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
112 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Based on grade levels within TIPTON R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +20.4pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
MO avg 48.7% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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
222
-89 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.6:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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Moniteau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,262
Census ACS
Median income
$65,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,223 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TIPTON R-VI
- TIPTON HIGHHigh · 185 students
- TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 122 students
Other schools in TIPTON
- TIPTON HIGHHigh · 185 students
- TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 122 students
Nearby schools
- TIPTON HIGH0.1 mi · 185
- TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 122
- CLARKSBURG ELEM.6.0 mi · 57
- LATHAM ELEM.8.4 mi · 38
- BUNCETON HIGH9.4 mi · 33
- BUNCETON ELEM.9.4 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About TIPTON ELEM.How many students attend TIPTON ELEM.?
TIPTON ELEM. enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TIPTON ELEM. serve?
TIPTON ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TIPTON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TIPTON ELEM. is approximately 10.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TIPTON ELEM.?
At TIPTON ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees TIPTON ELEM.?
TIPTON ELEM. is overseen by TIPTON R-VI in Moniteau County.
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