Middle Schools in Elsberry R-II

Summary:

The Elsberry R-II school district in Missouri is home to a single middle school, Ida Cannon Middle. This school serves students in grades 5-8 and has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 128th out of 438 Missouri middle schools in 2024-2025 to 248th out of 459 in 2022-2023.

Ida Cannon Middle's academic outcomes are mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the state average, such as 7th-grade math proficiency at 55.3% in 2024-2025, while others lag behind, like 5th-grade math proficiency at only 17% in the same year. The school serves a student population of 280, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 31.43% in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending is $10,153, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.

While Ida Cannon Middle has access to reasonable resources, the school's inconsistent performance and uneven academic outcomes suggest room for improvement. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions may be necessary to help the school better serve its community and ensure more consistent student success across all grade levels and subject areas.

District Detail

138 Tomahawk Dr
Elsberry, MO 63343-0106

(573) 898-5554

SchoolDigger Rank:
195^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 829

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
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 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ida Cannon Middle	Public	5-8	178 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 898-5554	258	21	12.3	46.5%	228 (88.4%)	6 (2.3%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	66.4	128^th of 438 public middle schools	70.8%		54	207^th of 451 public middle schools	54.1%	79	17.0	44.9	55.3	30.4	30.9	43.5	30.8	40.0	49.1	$11,847	$771	$11,077

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winfield R-IV	11.76 mi	4	249^th
Division Of Youth Service	11.82 mi	30
Pike County R-III	12.27 mi	4
Troy R-III	13.63 mi	12	115^th
Silex R-I	14.5 mi	2	180^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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