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What's the biggest difference between VETERANS ELEM. and what you expected?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANNIBAL 60·NCES 291365002781
VETERANS ELEM.
790 N VETERANS RD, HANNIBAL, MO 63401 · (573) 221-0649 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
256 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
VETERANS ELEM.→HANNIBAL MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within HANNIBAL 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.4pp since 2021
Math
38.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 20.7% | 44.1% | 20.2% |
| Math | 16.4% | 21.8% | 25.0% | 36.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.9% | 40.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like VETERANS ELEM.
VETERANS ELEM.'s state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETERANS ELEM. this school | 403 | 63.5% | 42.8% |
| GRATZ BROWN ELEM. MOBERLY | 398 | 67.1% | 27.9% |
| HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. ROLLA | 448 | 57.6% | 59.5% |
| CASSVILLE INTERMEDIATE CASSVILLE | 383 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. HANNIBAL | 376 | 60.1% | 46.0% |
| HENRY ELEM. CLINTON | 365 | 61.9% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where VETERANS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #468 of 1,002 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #605 of 1,019 ▼ 152 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #693 of 1,018 ▼ 111 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #179 of 943 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #379 of 1,294 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #255 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #428 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #395 of 1,165 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #322 of 684 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
-73 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 403 | 34.5 | 11.7:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 34.5 | 12.7:1 | 60% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 60% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 35.3 | 13.3:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 60% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 52% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VETERANS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (468 to 403); teachers down 2% (35.3 to 34.5).
About VETERANS ELEM.
In HANNIBAL, Missouri, part of Marion County, VETERANS ELEM. is an elementary school. In all, 403 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 28% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
HANNIBAL 60 is the local district for VETERANS ELEM.. It runs 8 schools with 3,366 students.
The share of White students at VETERANS ELEM. is 75%, a majority. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Marion County is roughly 89% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
VETERANS ELEM. lists 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 64% of the student body. The 52% average for public schools in Marion County is 12 points lower.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, VETERANS ELEM.'s results are 6.7 points above predicted: 42.8% against 36.1%.
In Marion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,903 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Marion County number 15, with about 4,724 students.
Measured in a straight line, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is about 0.3 miles from VETERANS ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 42.8% is below the 54.6% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 73 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at VETERANS ELEM.. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,457
Census ACS
Median income
$62,903
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HANNIBAL 60
- HANNIBAL SR. HIGHHigh · 1,048 students
- HANNIBAL MIDDLEMiddle · 674 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 376 students
- OAKWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 272 students
- A. D. STOWELL ELEM.Elementary · 221 students
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.Elementary · 190 students
Other schools in HANNIBAL
- HANNIBAL SR. HIGHHigh · 1,048 students
- HANNIBAL MIDDLEMiddle · 674 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 376 students
- OAKWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 272 students
- A. D. STOWELL ELEM.Elementary · 221 students
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.Elementary · 190 students
Other VETERANS Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named VETERANS Elementary. VETERANS ELEM. is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Veterans ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 1,002 students
- Veterans ElementaryEllicott City, MD · 883 students
- Veterans ElementaryChula Vista, CA · 832 students
- Veterans Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 715 students
- VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWESLEY CHAPEL, FL · 638 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.3 mi · 182
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 25
- HANNIBAL MIDDLE1.5 mi · 674
- HANNIBAL SR. HIGH1.5 mi · 1,048
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.2.2 mi · 376
- OAKWOOD ELEM.3.0 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About VETERANS ELEM.How large is VETERANS ELEM.?
VETERANS ELEM. enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
Is VETERANS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
VETERANS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does VETERANS ELEM. have?
VETERANS ELEM. employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is VETERANS ELEM.?
VETERANS ELEM. reports a student body of 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees VETERANS ELEM.?
VETERANS ELEM. is overseen by HANNIBAL 60 in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.