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Clever Elementary

Q: Is Clever Elementary a good school?

Clever Elementary ranks 232 nd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Clever Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Clever Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clever Elementary?

Students at Clever Elementary are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Clever Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clever Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Clever High

Public Grades PK, KG-8

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Clever Elementary is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Clever, Missouri, with an enrollment of 885 students. The school is part of the Clever R-V school district, which is ranked 63 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of Clever Elementary's key strengths is its performance with low socioeconomic status (SES) students, consistently ranking in the top 15-30% of Missouri elementary schools for this population. The school also excels in mathematics, with proficiency rates above the state average across grade levels, and an impressive 80.8% proficiency rate in Algebra I, significantly higher than the state's 45.4%. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated between 14.8% and 20.6% in recent years, higher than the ideal target of 10% or less.

Compared to nearby schools, Billings Elementary has lower proficiency rates and a lower statewide ranking than Clever Elementary. But the Nixa and Republic school districts, which operate several nearby elementary schools, tend to outperform Clever Elementary across various metrics. Additionally, Clever Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, from a high of 232 out of 900 in 2024-2025 to as low as 863 out of 1,052 in 2018-2019, suggesting the need for the school to identify and address any underlying factors contributing to this trend.

871

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,958

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 S Public Ave.
Clever, MO 65631-9103

(417) 743-4815

District: Clever R-V

Students who attend Clever Elementary usually attend:

High:

Clever High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Missouri avg42%

Elementary school

232^nd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

173^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 367Clever R-V 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	232 of 900	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	296 of 906	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	414 of 898	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	488 of 908	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	493 of 901	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	863 of 1052	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	719 of 1045	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	639 of 1032	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.8	465 of 865	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	553 of 1058	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.5	720 of 1089	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	834 of 1108	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	773 of 1084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.9	414 of 1080	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	307 of 1074	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	87 of 638	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	179 of 625	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	194 of 611	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	162 of 532	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	290 of 574	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	743 of 907	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	522 of 887	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	274 of 666	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	326 of 668	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	426 of 673	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	488 of 675	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	492 of 691	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	874 of 917	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	767 of 898	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	173 of 438	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	159 of 451	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	230 of 459	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	247 of 459	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	162 of 454	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	224 of 587	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	172 of 552	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.0	235 of 568	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	212 of 435	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	224 of 585	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.8	446 of 633	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	11.0	203 of 204	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	214 of 369	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	164 of 378	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	176 of 382	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	259 of 365	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	144 of 482	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	55 of 422	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	186 of 358	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	187 of 379	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	240 of 385	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	241 of 381	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	180 of 376	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	251 of 527	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	189 of 479	60.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)48th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I81%+35 vs state

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Science35%-4 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	871	67	12.9	32.4%	818 (93.9%)	10 (1.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	71.7	232^nd of 900 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.4	296^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.3%	64	55.3	61.7	46.7	43.6	49.9		34.7	54.4		45.5	47.0	31.5	48.3	80.8	$10,958	$700	$10,258
Billings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	118 W Mt Vernon	Billings	65610	Christian County	Billings R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 744-2552	249	19	12.8	45.8%	231 (92.8%)	8 (3.2%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.6	631^st of 900 public elementary schools	29.9%		12.9	806^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.0%	175	29.5	34.9	6.0	27.4		11.9		52.8							$11,170	$487	$10,684
McCulloch Elementary	Public	K-5	234 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3620	468	32	14.5	36.3%	395 (84.4%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	78.7	171^st of 900 public elementary schools	81.0%		81.9	138^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.8%	33	58.2	70.1	45.3			42.7		57.2	66.1	55.7					$11,624	$743	$10,881
Schofield Elementary	Public	K-5	235 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3610	457	34	13.4	40.7%	387 (84.7%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.3%)	85.3	114^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.3%		87.9	78^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.4%	36	58.3	79.4	56.3			52.4		51.6	80.7	62.8					$11,918	$580	$11,338
Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	507	38	13.2	42.0%	408 (80.5%)	8 (1.6%)	44 (8.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	88.2	89^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.1%		83.2	124^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.3%	35	76.8	55.9	71.1			63.1		74.4	50.5	68.8					$11,599	$761	$10,839
Sweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	720 N. Main	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3670	481	40	12.1	39.9%	397 (82.5%)	8 (1.7%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	93.9	34^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.2%		88	76^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.6%	42	69.2	65.7	77.8			72.6		67.8		68.7					$12,646	$837	$11,809
Lyon Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E. Highway 174	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3630	430	34	12.8	43.3%	347 (80.7%)	12 (2.8%)	31 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.1%)	83.4	130^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.6%		70.4	253^rd of 906 public elementary schools	72.1%	123	71.3	51.9	68.0			56.4		61.4	55.9						$11,941	$648	$11,293
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Holt Spring Rd	Hurley	65675	Stone County	Hurley R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 369-3271	124	9	13.5	65.3%	121 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)				58.8					20.0						$10,821	$1,838	$8,982
Mathews Elementary	Public	K-4	605 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6520	457	36	12.5	32.4%	371 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)	90.2	70^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.9	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	17	57.0	72.7						64.2	75.7						$11,436	$271	$11,165
Espy Elementary	Public	K-4	220 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6820	371	32	11.5	35.8%	293 (79.0%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.4%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)								(n/a)	64.0	78.9													$12,262	$554	$11,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Clever Elementary

What schools do graduates of Clever Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clever Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Clever High

What district is Clever Elementary in?

Clever R-V

What is the racial makeup of Clever Elementary?

Students at Clever Elementary are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Clever Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Clever Elementary.

Is Clever Elementary a good school?

Clever Elementary ranks 232^nd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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