Elementary · Missouri

Smithton Elem.

Smithton Elem., a public elementary school in Smithton, Missouri: grades pre-k–6, 288 students, 11.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Smithton R-VI.

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: 288
Teachers (FTE): 25.3
Students per teacher: 11.4
Grades: Pre-K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 12.3 · 1,203 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 59% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 327 · 1,203 schools compared

Smaller than 75% 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%

34%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 42% · 952 elementary schools compared

149 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

31%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 40% · 980 elementary schools compared

149 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · 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–6
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Smithton R-VI

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Smithton R-VI.

Location

Address: 505 S Myrtle, Smithton, MO 65350
Phone: (660)343-5317
City or town: Smithton
County: Pettis County

Website Quality of life in Smithton Schools in Smithton

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
Otterville Elem.	Pre-K–5	115	10.1	—	6.7%	5.2 mi
Parkview Elem.Free meals for all	K–4	447	12.2	54%	50%	6.3 mi
Washington Elem.Free meals for all	K–4	215	9.3	47%	22%	6.8 mi
Horace Mann Elem.Free meals for all	K–4	276	11.5	60%	50%	8.1 mi
Heber Hunt Elem.Free meals for all	K–4	448	12.3	44%	37%	8.6 mi
Skyline Elem.Free meals for all	K–4	483	13.8	52%	44%	8.9 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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