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What's the most underrated thing about TRIWAY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI·NCES 293042002085
TRIWAY
131 LENTZ, STELLA, MO 64867 · (417) 628-3227 · Newton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
286 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
TRIWAY→EAST NEWTON HIGH
Based on grade levels within EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -20.1pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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
431
+6 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.4:1
% White
76%
was 82%
% Hispanic
2%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
14%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TRIWAY
TRIWAY is one of the average-sized primary schools in STELLA, Missouri, one of the schools within EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI, with 431 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.
EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,459 students; TRIWAY is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, TRIWAY logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Newton County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, TRIWAY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 65.4%, a residual of +15.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Newton County) logs that median household income runs about $66,301, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TRIWAY is one of 25 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students).
The closest other public school is ROCKY COMFORT ELEM., roughly 4.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, TRIWAY comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 425 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 4% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,118
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,567 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI
- GRANBYElementary · 583 students
- EAST NEWTON HIGHHigh · 445 students
Nearby schools
- ROCKY COMFORT ELEM.4.8 mi · 197
- WHEATON ELEM.8.0 mi · 241
- WHEATON HIGH8.0 mi · 199
- EAST NEWTON HIGH8.0 mi · 445
- BENTON ELEM.10.8 mi · 523
- GRANBY11.0 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About TRIWAYWhat is the total enrollment at TRIWAY?
TRIWAY enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does TRIWAY serve?
TRIWAY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at TRIWAY?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at TRIWAY.
What is the student diversity at TRIWAY?
Student demographics at TRIWAY are roughly 76% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is TRIWAY in?
TRIWAY is part of EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.