Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON R-I·NCES 290867000255
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.
1015 PLANT RD, CHARLESTON, MO 63834 · (573) 683-3728 · Mississippi County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
276 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within CHARLESTON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
19.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.1% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 6.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.5% | 13.1% |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
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WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.'s state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. this school | 276 | 100.0% | 14.5% |
| FRANKLIN ELEM. CAPE GIRARDEAU | 241 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| THOMAS BENTON ELEM. COLUMBIA | 232 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| WILKINSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. ST LOUIS | 304 | 100.0% | N/A |
| WING ELEM. SIKESTON | 359 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| SOUTHEAST ELEM. SIKESTON | 250 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
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 WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #927 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #879 of 1,019 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #930 of 1,018 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #271 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #763 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #408 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #176 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #43 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #34 of 684 |
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
276
-115 (-29%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 20.6 | 13.9:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 21.7 | 12.1:1 | 98% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 37.6 | 11.6:1 | 100% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 79% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 82% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 49 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (437 to 276); teachers down 42% (37.6 to 22).
About WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.
Federal records list WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. as an elementary school in CHARLESTON, Missouri. The school teaches pre-K through 3 and enrolls 276 students.
CHARLESTON R-I is the local district for WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.. It runs 3 schools with 727 students.
The share of Black students at WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. is 51%, a majority. Other students are 36% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Mississippi County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. are from different groups.
Staffing at WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. comes to 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mississippi County average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. is 7.9 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 14.5% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the surrounding county, Mississippi County, the median household earns about $48,160 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM., Mississippi County has 7 public schools.
The closest school to WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. is CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. at 7th of 9.
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 29% decline, from 391 to 276.
The allk12 page for WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,902
Census ACS
Median income
$48,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLESTON R-I
- CHARLESTON HIGHHigh · 310 students
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 141 students
Other schools in CHARLESTON
- CHARLESTON HIGHHigh · 310 students
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 141 students
- SOUTHEAST CORRECTIONAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 141
- CHARLESTON HIGH0.6 mi · 310
- EAST PRAIRIE ELEM9.5 mi · 412
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLE9.6 mi · 290
- EAST PRAIRIE HIGH9.7 mi · 301
- Cairo Elementary School11.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.How many students attend WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.?
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. serve?
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. have?
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.?
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. reports a student body of 36% White, 4% Hispanic, 51% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.?
WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM. is overseen by CHARLESTON R-I in Mississippi County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.