VERONA ELEM.

As a close-knit elementary-level community in VERONA, Missouri, VERONA ELEM. instructs 152 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by VERONA R-VII. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Within VERONA R-VII, which oversees 2 schools and 295 students, VERONA ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, VERONA ELEM. shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Lawrence County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, VERONA ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 65.6%, a residual of +15.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,215 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lawrence County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students), of which VERONA ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is VERONA HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around VERONA ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERONA ELEM. at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. VERONA ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 219 (now 152). White enrollment moved from 84% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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