Elementary school (grades K-5) · Avilla, MO

Avilla Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Avilla Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 290411000038
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Avilla Elem. earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Missouri schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
8.8:1
small classes for Missouri
44.4%
free-lunch eligible
114
students enrolled

Avilla Elem. has class sizes smaller than 88% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-16 students YoY

Avilla Elem. shrank from 124 students in 2022-23 to 108 in 2023-24 (-12.9%).

Teacher FTE held 13.2 → 13.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-16 students YoY 290411000038 · Avilla, MO Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

114 enr · 8.8:1 · 44.4% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Learning By Design Charter (114 students)

Avilla Elem. shrank from 124 students in 2022-23 to 108 in 2023-24 (-12.9%). Teacher FTE held 13.2 → 13.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →

How Avilla Elem. compares

Avilla Elem. is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 31% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 44.4% ▼ 4% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 114 top 84% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
44.4%
free-lunch eligible - 4% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 12% in Missouri - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,621
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $14,087
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 86.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.3, Avilla Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

District finance for Avilla R-Xiii reports $13,621 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Avilla Elem.

How many students attend Avilla Elem.?

Avilla Elem. has 114 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Avilla, MO. CCD year-over-year: 124 (2022-23) → 108 (2023-24), down 16.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Avilla Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Avilla Elem. is 8.8:1, which is 31% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Avilla Elem.?

44.4% of students at Avilla Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Avilla Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Avilla Elem. is White at 86.8% of enrollment, in Avilla, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Avilla Elem.?

Avilla Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Avilla R-Xiii?

None reported; Avilla R-Xiii operates only Avilla Elem. as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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