Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN-FAR R-I·NCES 293078002125
VAN-FAR ELEM.
2122 AUDRAIN RD 557, VANDALIA, MO 63382 · (573) 594-2731 · Audrain County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
178 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
VAN-FAR ELEM.→VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within VAN-FAR R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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
323
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.5:1
% White
82%
was 84%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VAN-FAR ELEM.
Set in VANDALIA, Missouri, VAN-FAR ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary-level community, part of VAN-FAR R-I. It educates 323 students across grades pre-K through 6.
Within VAN-FAR R-I, which oversees 2 schools and 571 students, VAN-FAR ELEM. is one campus in the system.
On demographics, VAN-FAR ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, VAN-FAR ELEM. reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting VAN-FAR ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Audrain County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, VAN-FAR ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.
Across the wider county, census data for Audrain County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,448 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Audrain County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), of which VAN-FAR ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. On composite proficiency, VAN-FAR ELEM. comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.
VAN-FAR ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 326 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
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Audrain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,548
Census ACS
Median income
$59,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VANDALIA
- VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGHHigh · 248 students
- WOMEN E. RECEP/DIAG COR C/ACADHigh
- WOMEN E. RECEP/DIAG COR C/DIAGHigh
- WOMEN'S EAST REGION TRTMT CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- VAN-FAR JR./SR. HIGH0.3 mi · 248
- COMMUNITY ELEM.12.1 mi · 144
- COMMUNITY HIGH12.1 mi · 154
- RALLS COUNTY ELEMENTARY14.4 mi · 355
- MARK TWAIN SR. HIGH14.5 mi · 251
- MARK TWAIN JR. HIGH14.5 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About VAN-FAR ELEM.How many students attend VAN-FAR ELEM.?
VAN-FAR ELEM. enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-06.
Is VAN-FAR ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
VAN-FAR ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VAN-FAR ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VAN-FAR ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VAN-FAR ELEM.?
Student demographics at VAN-FAR ELEM. are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is VAN-FAR ELEM. in?
VAN-FAR ELEM. is part of VAN-FAR R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.