Enrollment
85
Elementary
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY R-VII·NCES 293039002081
TRI-COUNTY ELEM.
904 W AUBERRY GROVE, JAMESPORT, MO 64648 · (660) 684-6117 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
44 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
TRI-COUNTY ELEM.→TRI-COUNTY HIGH
Based on grade levels within TRI-COUNTY R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2023-24 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
MO avg 48.5%
Math
67.0%
MO avg 47.6%
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 48 and 48.
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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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
85
-23 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.0:1
% White
92%
was 95%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TRI-COUNTY ELEM.
As a minimally staffed primary school in JAMESPORT, Missouri, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. educates 85 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within TRI-COUNTY R-VII. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.
TRI-COUNTY R-VII comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 168 students; TRI-COUNTY ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Daviess County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, TRI-COUNTY ELEM. has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting TRI-COUNTY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRI-COUNTY 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 52.0%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Daviess County put median household income runs about $63,984, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Daviess County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,078 students), TRI-COUNTY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is TRI-COUNTY HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRI-COUNTY ELEM. at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.9%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 108 students in 2018 compared to 85 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,477
Census ACS
Median income
$63,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,078 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- TRI-COUNTY HIGH0.1 mi · 83
- NORTH DAVIESS HIGH9.4 mi · 26
- NORTH DAVIESS ELEM.9.4 mi · 29
- COVEL D. SEARCY ELEM.9.7 mi · 225
- GALLATIN MIDDLE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 174
- GALLATIN HIGH9.8 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About TRI-COUNTY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at TRI-COUNTY ELEM.?
TRI-COUNTY ELEM. enrolls approximately 85 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does TRI-COUNTY ELEM. serve?
TRI-COUNTY ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does TRI-COUNTY ELEM. have?
TRI-COUNTY ELEM. employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
How diverse is TRI-COUNTY ELEM.?
TRI-COUNTY ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is TRI-COUNTY ELEM. in?
TRI-COUNTY ELEM. is part of TRI-COUNTY R-VII.
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