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Caruthersville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Caruthersville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 501 students in grades PK-5 in Caruthersville, Missouri, which is part of the Caruthersville 18 School District. The school has consistently performed well below the state average on standardized tests, with only 19.8% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math and 29.1% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.4% and 41.8%, respectively.

Caruthersville Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.1% to 29.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. This is likely a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, as it serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.4% to 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Portageville Elementary, which is located just 16.99 miles away and consistently outperforms Caruthersville Elementary on standardized tests, it becomes clear that the school is struggling significantly. Caruthersville Elementary's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 216 out of 1,032 Missouri elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 786 out of 900 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school is facing significant challenges in improving student outcomes.

475

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,567

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Washington Ave
Caruthersville, MO 63830-1711

(573) 333-6100

District: Caruthersville 18

Students who attend Caruthersville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Caruthersville Middle
High:	Caruthersville High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

786^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

340^th of 367Caruthersville 18 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	786 of 900	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	790 of 906	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	786 of 898	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	805 of 908	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	733 of 901	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	845 of 1052	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	706 of 1045	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	75.6	216 of 1032	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	296 of 865	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.6	498 of 1058	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.7	805 of 1089	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	923 of 1108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.8	666 of 1085	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	554 of 1088	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	783 of 1066	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	961 of 1053	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	1021 of 1084	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	1007 of 1080	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	1012 of 1074	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	134 of 190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	105 of 191	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	125 of 185	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	134 of 184	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	61 of 163	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	151 of 250	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	103 of 243	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	475 of 638	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	450 of 625	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	453 of 611	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	382 of 532	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	298 of 574	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	573 of 907	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	326 of 887	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	617 of 668	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	612 of 673	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	644 of 675	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	624 of 691	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	622 of 917	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	516 of 898	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-19 vs state

Science18%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Algebra I (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Caruthersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Washington Ave	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Caruthersville 18	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-6100	475	35	13.5	100.0%	172 (36.2%)	213 (44.8%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.3%)	13.8	786^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.7%		13.9	790^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.8%	4	19.8	8.0	8.9		17.5	29.1	24.9	19.0				$9,567	$399	$9,168
Pemiscot County R-III Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1727 County Hwy 536	Caruthersville	63830	Pemiscot County	Pemiscot County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 333-1856	116	12	9.4	100.0%	115 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										69.4	22.4	$15,816	$19	$15,797
Mathis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	607 N Sixth St	Hayti	63851	Pemiscot County	Hayti R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-6500	383	36	10.5	100.0%	92 (24.0%)	280 (73.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16.2	765^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.0%		9.8	837^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.6%	72	13.6	11.7	49.9	18.2	21.1	8.6	16.3	21.2	17.8			$11,002	$1,004	$9,997
East Elementary	Public	PK-K	709 E. Main Extension	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4426	80	5	15.6	100.0%	54 (67.5%)	10 (12.5%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.8%)								(n/a)												$8,735	$70	$8,665
Central Elementary	Public	1-5	611 Beasley Rd	Steele	63877	Pemiscot County	South Pemiscot County R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4781	235	19	12.4	100.0%	139 (59.1%)	53 (22.6%)	20 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	14.8	774^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.0%		36.5	594^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.4%	180	15.8		21.0		11.7	24.0		23.3				$12,829		$12,829
Delta C-7 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Charger Ln	Deering	63840	Pemiscot County	Delta C-7	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 757-6615	97	11	8.6	67.0%	76 (78.4%)	8 (8.2%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.3%)								(n/a)			13.4		20.1							$14,029	$921	$13,108
Cooter Elementary	Public	K-6	1867 State Highway E	Cooter	63839	Pemiscot County	Cooter R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 695-4584	79	9	8.8	53.2%	75 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.5											$18,900	$1,610	$17,290
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School Drive	Wardell	63879	Pemiscot County	North Pemiscot County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 359-0543	114	10	11.3	100.0%	107 (93.9%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)												$12,462	$1,662	$10,799
Portageville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1108 King Ave	Portageville	63873	New Madrid County	Portageville	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 379-5706	311	29	10.8	100.0%	209 (67.2%)	74 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	92.9	45^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.0%					(n/a)	70.0	77.7	60.3									$13,085	$1,923	$11,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Caruthersville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Caruthersville Elementary?

Students at Caruthersville Elementary are 45% African American, 36% White, 14% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Caruthersville Elementary a good school?

Caruthersville Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Caruthersville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caruthersville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caruthersville Middle
High : Caruthersville High

How many students attend Caruthersville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Caruthersville Elementary.

What district is Caruthersville Elementary in?

Caruthersville 18

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