Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hawk Point, MO

Hawk Point Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Hawk Point Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 293045002087
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
25
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hawk Point Elem. earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Missouri schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
18.7:1
large classes for Missouri
29.6%
free-lunch eligible
131
students enrolled

Hawk Point Elem. has class sizes larger than 96% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

131

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.7:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

+46% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

29.6%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-36% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hawk Point Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hawk Point Elem.

Hawk Point Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Hawk Point, Missouri, enrolling 131 students.

Class loads run heavy: 18.7:1 is larger than about 96% of Missouri schools and 46% above the 12.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 29.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 131 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Among 220 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #173, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 262 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Troy R-Iii also operates Troy Buchanan High (2,148 students) and Troy South Middle School (760 students) alongside Hawk Point Elem..

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hawk Point Elem. compares

Hawk Point Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.7:1 ▲ 46% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.6% ▼ 36% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 131 top 81% - -

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

18.7:1
Leaner classes than 21% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
131
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
29.6%
free-lunch eligible - 36% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.7:1
students per teacher - 46% above state mean
Top 96% in Missouri - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
23.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,453
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 90.8%
Two or More 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.3%
African American 1.5%

Largest group: White at 90.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.2, Hawk Point Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Troy R-Iii, which includes Hawk Point Elem..

$10,453
Per student
-19%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.2%
State 36.1%
Federal 15.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hawk Point Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Troy Buchanan High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Troy South Middle School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Troy Middle Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Cuivre Park Elementary Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Wm. R. Cappel Elem. Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hawk Point Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Troy R-Iii · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hawk Point Elem.'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hawk Point Elem.

How many students attend Hawk Point Elem.?

Hawk Point Elem. has 131 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hawk Point, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawk Point Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Hawk Point Elem. is 18.7:1, which is 46% higher than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 19% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hawk Point Elem.?

29.6% of students at Hawk Point Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hawk Point Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Hawk Point Elem. is White at 90.8% of enrollment, in Hawk Point, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hawk Point Elem.?

Hawk Point Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Hawk Point Elem. a good school?

Hawk Point Elem. earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Troy R-Iii?

Besides Hawk Point Elem., Troy R-Iii also operates Troy Buchanan High (2,148 students), Troy South Middle School (760 students), and Troy Middle (732 students). See the Troy R-Iii district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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