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Fair Play Elementary

Public Grades K-6

Summary

Fair Play Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Fair Play R-II School District in Fair Play, Missouri, with 188 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.3. Despite its location, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a current ranking of 597 out of 906 schools and a 2-star rating.

Fair Play Elementary faces significant challenges, including an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.2% to 98.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Walnut Grove R-V and Dadeville R-II schools. This high poverty rate appears to be closely linked to the school's low academic performance, with students consistently performing well below the state average on MAP assessments in both math and English language arts across all grade levels.

In addition to the academic challenges, Fair Play Elementary has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 28% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the 5.7% rate at the highest-performing nearby Dadeville R-II school. However, the proximity of Fair Play Elementary to higher-performing schools, such as Weaubleau R-III and Dadeville R-II, presents an opportunity for collaboration and the sharing of best practices, which could help Fair Play Elementary learn from the successes of its neighbors and implement strategies to improve student learning.

212

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,184

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 N Walnut
Fair Play, MO 65649-1020

(417) 654-2233

District: Fair Play R-II

Students who attend Fair Play Elementary usually attend:

High:

Fair Play High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2021) to 34th (2024)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Missouri avg43%

Not ranked this year

Fair Play Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	35.8	597 of 906	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	571 of 898	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.9	122 of 901	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	378 of 1052	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	710 of 1045	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	546 of 1032	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	673 of 1058	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.7	925 of 1089	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1000 of 1108	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	935 of 1085	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	871 of 1088	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.3	815 of 1066	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	848 of 1053	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	841 of 1084	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	706 of 1080	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.8	901 of 1074	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	270 of 625	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	159 of 611	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	29 of 574	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	137 of 907	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	385 of 887	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	501 of 668	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	486 of 673	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.3	118 of 691	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	399 of 917	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	764 of 898	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)25th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-3 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Fair Play Elementary

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fair Play Elementary	Public	K-6	301 N Walnut	Fair Play	65649	Polk County	Fair Play R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 654-2233	212	16	13.5	100.0%	197 (92.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)								(n/a)		13.4				39.2				$13,184	$2,011	$11,172
Bolivar Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1300 N Hartford	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 777-5160	572	42	13.5	51.4%	540 (94.4%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	62.9	332^nd of 900 public elementary schools	63.1%		72.1	234^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.2%	98	38.0	63.2	47.5		43.5	38.9	49.1	49.5		$10,529	$543	$9,986
Bolivar Primary	Public	K-2	706 N Leonard Pl	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 326-5247	578	49	11.8	56.6%	541 (93.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)										$11,492	$651	$10,841
Humansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Oak St	Humansville	65674	Polk County	Humansville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 754-2221	156	18	8.9	100.0%	143 (91.7%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)		64.2				33.4				$10,586	$805	$9,781
Dadeville R-II School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Bearcat Trail	Dadeville	65635	Dade County	Dadeville R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 995-2201	100	9	11.3	36.0%	99 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	71.4									$10,091	$1,337	$8,753
Stockton Elementary	Public	K-4	906 South St	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 276-5141	327	29	11.2	52.3%	302 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	62.1	343^rd of 900 public elementary schools	61.9%		63.3	313^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.5%	30	47.9	50.8				38.4	55.8			$11,186	$1,426	$9,760
Marion C. Early Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 376-2215	283	21	13.4	45.9%	270 (95.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	33.2	639^th of 900 public elementary schools	29.0%					(n/a)	31.3	55.2	19.2		27.7	25.8		31.8		$11,036	$1,166	$9,870
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E College	Walnut Grove	65770	Greene County	Walnut Grove R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 788-2543	144	11	13.2	45.1%	137 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)										$10,379	$860	$9,520
Weaubleau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	509 N Center	Weaubleau	65774	Hickory County	Weaubleau R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 428-3668	192	16	11.9	64.6%	174 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.3%)	91.5	55^th of 900 public elementary schools	93.9%		73.3	212^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.6%	157	56.6			86.9				66.6	69.4	$10,021	$1,578	$8,443
Halfway Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 Hwy 32	Half Way	65663	Polk County	Halfway R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 445-2215	133	12	11.5	51.1%	126 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	42.5	538^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.2%		31.4	645^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.8%	107		24.3	60.0				41.2		15.5	$12,608	$1,741	$10,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Play Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fair Play Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fair Play Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Fair Play High

What district is Fair Play Elementary in?

Fair Play R-II

How many students attend Fair Play Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Fair Play Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fair Play Elementary?

Students at Fair Play Elementary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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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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