Enrollment
101
Elementary
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZALMA R-V·NCES 293249002269
ZALMA ELEM.
7013 School Street, ZALMA, MO 63787 · (573) 722-3136 · Bollinger County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
101 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ZALMA ELEM.→ZALMA HIGH
Based on grade levels within ZALMA R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
88.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -18.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
101
-35 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 12.3:1
% White
97%
was 99%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ZALMA ELEM.
Located at 7013 School Street, in ZALMA, Missouri, ZALMA ELEM. is a very small primary school that hosts 101 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under ZALMA R-V. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.
ZALMA R-V comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 174 students; ZALMA ELEM. is among them.
On demographics, ZALMA ELEM. records that nearly all students (97%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting ZALMA ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bollinger County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ZALMA ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 69.1%, a residual of +19.7 points.
In the area at large, Bollinger County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,814 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. ZALMA ELEM. is one of 10 public schools in Bollinger County (combined enrollment of about 1,725 students).
The closest other public school is ZALMA HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ZALMA ELEM. at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 45.2%.
ZALMA ELEM. operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZALMA ELEM. has ticked down 26%, going from 136 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
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Bollinger County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,559
Census ACS
Median income
$63,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ZALMA HIGH0.1 mi · 73
- ADVANCE ELEM.10.0 mi · 240
- ADVANCE HIGH10.0 mi · 188
- LEOPOLD HIGH11.9 mi · 92
- LEOPOLD ELEM.11.9 mi · 99
- WOODLAND HIGH12.4 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About ZALMA ELEM.How large is ZALMA ELEM.?
ZALMA ELEM. enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ZALMA ELEM. serve?
ZALMA ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ZALMA ELEM.?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at ZALMA ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at ZALMA ELEM.?
At ZALMA ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is ZALMA ELEM. public or private?
ZALMA ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ZALMA R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.