Elementary Schools in Butler R-V

Summary:

The Butler R-V school district in Missouri is home to two elementary schools: Butler Elementary and Butler Early Childhood. While Butler Early Childhood serves only pre-kindergarten students, Butler Elementary educates students from kindergarten through 4th grade.

Butler Elementary has consistently performed below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 21.3% to 35.2% in various subjects and grade levels. The school is ranked 629 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.8% and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 55.61%.

In contrast, Butler Early Childhood serves a student population with a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 34.91%. However, the student-teacher ratio at Butler Early Childhood is significantly higher at 24.9, compared to 12.6 at Butler Elementary. The Butler R-V school district as a whole is ranked 257 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is also rated 2 stars out of 5.

District Detail

420 S Fulton St
Butler, MO 64730-2058

(660) 679-3912

SchoolDigger Rank:
257^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 971

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (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 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	4 N High St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 679-6591	410	36	11.3	55.9%	375 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	33.8	629^th of 900 public elementary schools	30.1%		46.8	485^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.5%	144	34.2	21.3	35.2	41.1	28.4	24.1	35.2	$11,653	$2,003	$9,650

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Adrian R-III	9.77 mi	2	268^th
Rich Hill R-IV	10.83 mi	2	127^th
Miami R-I	11.6 mi	2
Ballard R-II	13.07 mi	2
Hudson R-Ix	15.11 mi	1

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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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