Elementary · Missouri

Shell Knob Elem.

Free meals for all

Shell Knob Elem., a public elementary school in Shell Knob, Missouri: grades pre-k–8, 158 students, 7.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Shell Knob 78.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 158
Teachers (FTE): 21.8
Students per teacher: 7.2
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 95% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 12.3 · 1,203 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 327 · 1,203 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

25%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 42% · 952 elementary schools compared

16 students tested, grades 8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Missouri: 41%

Not published: too few students tested.

MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Shell Knob 78

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Shell Knob 78.

Location

Address: 24400 State Hwy 39, Shell Knob, MO 65747
Phone: (417)858-6743
City or town: Shell Knob
County: Barry County

Website Quality of life in Shell Knob Schools in Shell Knob

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Eunice Thomas Elem.	Pre-K–2	457	13.8	—	—	13.6 mi
Cassville Intermediate	3–5	383	14.2	47%	44%	13.6 mi
Reeds Spring Elementary	2–4	352	10.6	38%	35%	14.8 mi
Reeds Spring Primary	Pre-K–1	284	10.0	—	—	15.0 mi
Blue Eye Elem.	Pre-K–4	202	11.0	46%	31%	15.6 mi
Exeter Elem.	Pre-K–8	224	12.6	17%	27%	17.4 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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