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WHITE ROCK ELEM.

1113 E STATE HWY 90, PINEVILLE, MO 64856 · (417) 226-4446 · McDonald County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
242 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K134%
Kindergarten3510%
Grade 1309%
Grade 23911%
Grade 34914%
Grade 4329%
Grade 53310%
Grade 64212%
Grade 73310%
Grade 84112%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
30889%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17851%
Female
16949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
WHITE ROCK ELEM.→MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH
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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
33.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.5pp since 2021
Math
32.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -9.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts16.7%17.2%43.2%22.7%
Math12.5%20.4%29.7%37.2%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2533.9%32.9%
2023-2434.8%33.2%
2022-2337.1%31.0%
2021-2238.4%42.5%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 WHITE ROCK ELEM.

WHITE ROCK ELEM.'s state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WHITE ROCK ELEM. this school34769.7%33.2%
FISK ELEMENTARY
FISK
30971.8%31.9%
WILDER ELEM.
MANSFIELD
31267.3%52.9%
SCOTT CITY ELEM.
SCOTT CITY
28268.1%23.0%
WOODLAND ELEM.
Marble Hill
36767.0%40.6%
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
39665.7%53.4%
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 WHITE ROCK ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn McDonald County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.2%#688 of 1,002N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.9%#712 of 1,019
▼ 22
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.9%#732 of 1,018
▼ 21
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-7.1pp#138 of 943N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
347#549 of 1,294#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#207 of 950N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.8%#668 of 953N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.7%#322 of 1,165#4 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.0%#543 of 684N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
347
-52 (-13%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534730.311.4:170% (242)
2023-2433130.111.0:173% (243)
2022-2336029.512.2:156% (200)
2020-213993112.9:172% (289)
2017-1836932.711.3:175% (276)
2015-164093013.6:167% (276)
2010-113813112.3:164% (244)
2000-014522716.7:156% (253)
1990-912081118.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITE ROCK ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (369 to 347); teachers down 7% (32.7 to 30.3).

About WHITE ROCK ELEM.

WHITE ROCK ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school, is located in PINEVILLE, Missouri. The school counted 347 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8.

A total of 10 schools make up MCDONALD CO. R-I, with 3,595 students enrolled.

At WHITE ROCK ELEM., 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show McDonald County is about 70% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WHITE ROCK ELEM. scores 21%.

There are about 11.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at WHITE ROCK ELEM., which has 30.3. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at WHITE ROCK ELEM. is about 70%. The figure for public schools in McDonald County is close, at 70%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.8%.

In McDonald County, home to about 23,701 people, median household income comes to about $52,375, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McDonald County's 11 public schools enroll about 3,867 students and include WHITE ROCK ELEM..

PINEVILLE ELEM. is about 5.4 miles from WHITE ROCK ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. WHITE ROCK ELEM. comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 399 to 347. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.9:1 to 11.4:1.

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McDonald County at a glance

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Population
23,701
Census ACS
Median income
$52,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,867 students

Quick facts

School name
WHITE ROCK ELEM.
District
MCDONALD CO. R-I
Address
1113 E STATE HWY 90, PINEVILLE, MO 64856
Phone
(417) 226-4446
County
McDonald County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
347
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
242 (70%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
292061001106
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named WHITE ROCK Elementary. WHITE ROCK ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About WHITE ROCK ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at WHITE ROCK ELEM.?
WHITE ROCK ELEM. enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does WHITE ROCK ELEM. serve?
WHITE ROCK ELEM. serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHITE ROCK ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHITE ROCK ELEM. is approximately 11.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHITE ROCK ELEM.?
At WHITE ROCK ELEM., the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WHITE ROCK ELEM. public or private?
WHITE ROCK ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCDONALD CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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