Best Elementary Schools in Birch Tree, MO

Summary:

The city of Birch Tree, Missouri has one elementary school, Birch Tree Elementary, which serves students from grades K-5. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 641 out of 908 schools in 2021-2022 to 414 out of 906 schools in 2023-2024.

Birch Tree Elementary's academic performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than others. While 3rd-grade math proficiency (30.4%) was lower than the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III district (44.8%) and state (41.4%) averages, 5th-grade math proficiency (46.1%) was higher than the district (29.4%) and state (38.2%) averages. The school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (44.4%) was higher than the state average (41.8%) but lower than the district (56.5%).

The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high poverty concentration may contribute to the school's challenges, such as its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is significantly higher than the state's target of 10% or less. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.4 to 1 suggests a potentially favorable learning environment.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Birch Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 W Old Hwy 60 East	Birch Tree	65548	Shannon County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 292-3106	174	16	10.8	77.6%	159 (91.4%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	51.5	442^nd of 900 public elementary schools	50.9%		53.2	414^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.3%	28	30.4	46.1	44.4	$8,764	$320	$8,444

Cities Near Birch Tree

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View	9.9 mi	3	169^th
Winona	11.46 mi	2	112^th
Alton	16.18 mi	2	265^th
Eminence	17.34 mi	2	194^th
West Plains	19.5 mi	11	174^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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