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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