Elementary Schools in Steelville R-III

Summary:

The Steelville R-III school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, Steelville Elementary, which serves students from preschool through 4th grade. The school's performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom third of Missouri elementary schools for the past three years, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the state averages in both mathematics and English language arts.

Steelville Elementary has a high percentage of students (56.66%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite this, the school spends slightly above the state average per student and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.6. However, the school faces a concerning issue with high chronic absenteeism, with 19.1% of students missing a significant amount of school, which may be contributing to the low academic performance.

Overall, the data suggests that Steelville R-III and its sole elementary school, Steelville Elementary, have significant room for improvement. Addressing the school's attendance issues, supporting its economically disadvantaged student population, and optimizing the use of available resources could be key focus areas for the district to improve the school's academic outcomes.

District Detail

817 W Main
Steelville, MO 65565-0339

(573) 775-2175

SchoolDigger Rank:
243^rd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 908

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 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Steelville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	868 W Main St	Steelville	65565	Crawford County	Steelville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 775-2099	346	29	11.7	59.0%	335 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33.9	628^th of 900 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.2	694^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.4%	66	26.4	31.6	39.6	$12,431	$874	$11,557

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crawford County R-II	6.31 mi	3	142^nd
Crawford County R-I	12.77 mi	3	179^th
St. James R-I	13.62 mi	3	93^rd
Sullivan	19.28 mi	4	129^th
Strain-Japan R-XVI	20.9 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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