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

Robertsville Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Robertsville Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 292346001357
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
51
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Robertsville Elem. earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Missouri schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
small classes for Missouri
40.0%
free-lunch eligible
147
students enrolled

Robertsville Elem. has class sizes smaller than 77% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

147

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

14.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

40.0%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Robertsville Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller 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 Robertsville Elem.

Robertsville Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Robertsville, Missouri, enrolling 147 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 40.0% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 147 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 256 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #104.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 245 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Meramec Valley R-Iii also operates Pacific High (973 students) and Zitzman Elem. (469 students) alongside Robertsville 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 Robertsville Elem. compares

Robertsville 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 10.5:1 ▼ 18% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.0% ▼ 13% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 147 top 78% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
147
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
40.0%
free-lunch eligible - 13% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 23% in Missouri - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.5%
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
$12,489
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
Counselors0.6 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: 0.7 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 93.2%
Two or More 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%

Largest group: White at 93.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.9, Robertsville Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Meramec Valley R-Iii, which includes Robertsville Elem..

$12,489
Per student
-3%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.1%
State 29.4%
Federal 13.6%

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 Robertsville Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pacific High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Zitzman Elem. Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Riverbend Sch. Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Pacific Intermediate Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Coleman Elem. Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Meramec Valley 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 Robertsville 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 Robertsville Elem.

How many students attend Robertsville Elem.?

Robertsville Elem. has 147 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Robertsville, MO.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Robertsville Elem. is 10.5:1, which is 18% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 33% 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 Robertsville Elem.?

40.0% of students at Robertsville Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

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

The largest demographic group at Robertsville Elem. is White at 93.2% of enrollment, in Robertsville, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Robertsville Elem.?

Robertsville Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher 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 Robertsville Elem. a good school?

Robertsville Elem. earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% 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 Meramec Valley R-Iii?

Besides Robertsville Elem., Meramec Valley R-Iii also operates Pacific High (973 students), Zitzman Elem. (469 students), and Riverbend Sch. (442 students). See the Meramec Valley 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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