Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTH CO. R-III·NCES 293230002263
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY
510 EAST AVENUE, GRANT CITY, MO 64456 · (660) 564-3320 · Worth County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
84 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 10 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY→WORTH CO. HIGH
Based on grade levels within WORTH CO. R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
53.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 25.6% | 51.2% | 7.6% |
| Math | 23.0% | 30.7% | 34.6% | 11.5% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 53.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 48.8% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY this school | 170 | 49.4% | 51.3% |
| SHELL KNOB ELEM. SHELL KNOB | 158 | 48.7% | 29.8% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. DESOTO | 146 | 49.3% | N/A |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR BOLIVAR | 157 | 50.3% | N/A |
| PHELPS CO. ELEM. EDGAR SPRINGS | 160 | 47.5% | 52.1% |
| NORTHWEST ELEM. HOUSTONIA | 161 | 49.7% | 60.5% |
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 WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #281 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #259 of 1,019 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #579 of 1,018 ▼ 113 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #465 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,010 of 1,294 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #655 of 1,165 |
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
170
+23 (+16%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 170 | 14.3 | 11.9:1 | 49% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 15.5 | 10.2:1 | 51% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 13.2 | 11.3:1 | 54% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 49% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 12.1 | 12.5:1 | 54% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 53% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 56% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 46% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (151 to 170); teachers up 18% (12.1 to 14.3).
About WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY
Among the schools in GRANT CITY, Missouri, is WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 170 students. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY belongs to WORTH CO. R-III, a district of 2 schools and 295 students.
At WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY, 99% of students are White. Census estimates put Worth County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY is 2%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY is 11.9:1, based on 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Worth County is similar, at 48%.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 41.4% and the result is 51.3%.
In the surrounding county, Worth County, the median household earns about $47,847 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 2 public schools and about 295 students.
The closest school to WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY is WORTH CO. HIGH, located less than a tenth of a mile away. WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 51.3% compares with 62.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment increased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Worth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,934
Census ACS
Median income
$47,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
295 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WORTH CO. HIGH0.1 mi · 125
- NORTHEAST NODAWAY HIGH16.6 mi · 81
- Northeast Nodaway Elementary16.6 mi · 117
- ALBANY HIGH16.6 mi · 130
- ALBANY MIDDLE16.6 mi · 96
- VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.16.9 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About WORTH CO. ELEMENTARYHow large is WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY?
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-06.
Is WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY have?
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY?
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY in?
WORTH CO. ELEMENTARY is part of WORTH CO. R-III.
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