ZITZMAN ELEM.

ZITZMAN ELEM. is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in PACIFIC, Missouri, part of MERAMEC VALLEY R-III, serveing 469 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 49% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within MERAMEC VALLEY R-III, which oversees 9 schools and 3,131 students, ZITZMAN ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ZITZMAN ELEM. logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, ZITZMAN ELEM. reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at ZITZMAN ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, ZITZMAN ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $73,165, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Franklin County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), of which ZITZMAN ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING C, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ZITZMAN ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZITZMAN ELEM. has showed little movement, going from 477 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.