Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCELINE R-V·NCES 292005001071
WALT DISNEY ELEM.
420 E CALIFORNIA, MARCELINE, MO 64658 · (660) 376-2166 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
126 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
WALT DISNEY ELEM.→MARCELINE HIGH
Based on grade levels within MARCELINE R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -16.6pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
309
+5 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WALT DISNEY ELEM.
WALT DISNEY ELEM. is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in MARCELINE, Missouri, one of the schools within MARCELINE R-V, with 309 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 2 schools in MARCELINE R-V (652 students total), WALT DISNEY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WALT DISNEY ELEM. reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, WALT DISNEY ELEM. reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WALT DISNEY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.
In the surrounding community, Linn County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,635, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Linn County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,070 students), WALT DISNEY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MARCELINE HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALT DISNEY ELEM. at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.9%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 304 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,852
Census ACS
Median income
$61,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARCELINE R-V
- MARCELINE HIGHHigh · 343 students
- MARCELINE MIDDLECombined
Other schools in MARCELINE
- MARCELINE HIGHHigh · 343 students
- MARCELINE MIDDLECombined
Nearby schools
- MARCELINE HIGH0.1 mi · 343
- BUCKLIN ELEM.6.4 mi · 64
- BUCKLIN HIGH6.4 mi · 45
- BROOKFIELD ELEM.9.6 mi · 417
- BROOKFIELD MIDDLE9.7 mi · 237
- BROOKFIELD HIGH9.7 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About WALT DISNEY ELEM.How many students attend WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WALT DISNEY ELEM. serve?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at WALT DISNEY ELEM..
How diverse is WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is WALT DISNEY ELEM. in?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. is part of MARCELINE R-V.
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