Anderson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Anderson, Missouri
Anderson Elementary in Anderson, Missouri enrolled 521 students in 2024-25 with 40.9 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
513 students in 2022-23, 532 students in 2023-24, 521 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 40.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 513 | 42.0 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 40.5 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 521 | 40.9 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 464 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Anderson Elementary enrolled 464 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 464 of the 464 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.9% of students were White, 8.6% Hispanic, 5.4% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- White78.9%
- Hispanic8.6%
- Pacific Islander5.4%
- American Indian3.8%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Asian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Anderson Elementary scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 48% | 37% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 35% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Anderson
2 public elementary schools in Anderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Anderson Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary | 521 | 12.7 | 52.2% |
| Pineville Primary | 109 | 11.6 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Anderson Elementary
- Pineville PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 109 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Goodman ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 272 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Anderson Elementary with Pineville PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much McDonald County R1 School District spends per student$11,363 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,363
- The largest public schools in MissouriAnderson Elementary is the number 133 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.12.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Anderson Elementary
How many students attend Anderson Elementary?
521 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 513 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anderson, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Anderson Elementary?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Anderson Elementary a Title I school?
Anderson Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Anderson Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Anderson Elementary scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Anderson Elementary in?
McDonald County R1 School District, NCES district ID 2920610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292061001100 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.