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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. administration to hear?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY R-III·NCES 293045002089
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.
121 HAMPEL RD, MOSCOW MILLS, MO 63362 · (636) 356-4246 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
126 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +31.5pp since 2023
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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
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
434
-32 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.4:1
% White
87%
was 87%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in MOSCOW MILLS, Missouri, overseen by TROY R-III, serveing 434 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Across the 11 schools in TROY R-III (6,510 students total), WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.7%, the actual is 31.1%, a residual of -19.7 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) reports that median household income runs about $89,278, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lincoln County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,367 students), WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
63,057
Census ACS
Median income
$89,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,367 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TROY R-III
- TROY BUCHANAN HIGHHigh · 2,148 students
- TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 760 students
- TROY MIDDLEMiddle · 732 students
- CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- MAIN STREET ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
- BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 394 students
Other schools in MOSCOW MILLS
- TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 760 students
- Troy South Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 760
- LINCOLN CO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR2.7 mi · 211
- TROY BUCHANAN HIGH3.2 mi · 2,148
- CUIVRE PARK ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 578
- CLAUDE BROWN ELEMENTARY4.3 mi · 308
- TROY MIDDLE4.3 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.?
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. serve?
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. have?
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM.?
Student demographics at WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. public or private?
WM. R. CAPPEL ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by TROY R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.