Other / mixed grade configuration · Higginsville, MO

Rolling Meadow School

Federal NCES profile for Rolling Meadow School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290002203075
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rolling Meadow School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.

#2 of 4
public schools in Higginsville · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Missouri
4
students enrolled

Rolling Meadow School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rolling Meadow School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Higginsville, MO.

Enrollment

4

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-69% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rolling Meadow School 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 Rolling Meadow School

Rolling Meadow School is a small combined-grade school in Higginsville, Missouri, enrolling 4 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Rolling Meadow School is leaner than roughly 98% of Missouri schools and 69% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Missouri schools, with 4 enrolled.

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

Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 38/100).

Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled also operates Helen M Davis School (43 students) and Shady Grove School (39 students) alongside Rolling Meadow School.

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 Rolling Meadow School compares

Rolling Meadow School on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 69% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 4 top 100% - -

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

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
4
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
4:1
students per teacher - 69% below state mean
Top 2% in Missouri - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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.

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 75.0%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0%

Largest group: White at 75.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.5, Rolling Meadow School is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

How Rolling Meadow School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Helen M Davis School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Shady Grove School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mapaville School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Greene Valley School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Maple Valley School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rolling Meadow School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other 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 Rolling Meadow School'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 Rolling Meadow School

How many students attend Rolling Meadow School?

Rolling Meadow School has 4 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Higginsville, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rolling Meadow School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rolling Meadow School is 4:1, which is 69% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rolling Meadow School?

The largest demographic group at Rolling Meadow School is White at 75.0% of enrollment, in Higginsville, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rolling Meadow School?

Rolling Meadow School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Rolling Meadow School rank among public schools in Higginsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Rolling Meadow School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Higginsville, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Higginsville on the city page.

Is Rolling Meadow School a good school?

Rolling Meadow School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. 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 Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled?

Besides Rolling Meadow School, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled also operates Helen M Davis School (43 students), Shady Grove School (39 students), and Mapaville School (37 students). See the Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled 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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