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Callaway Hills Elementary

Q: Is Callaway Hills Elementary a good school?

Callaway Hills Elementary ranks 433 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Callaway Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Holts Summit, Missouri, serving 223 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Jefferson City School District, which is ranked 146 out of 367 districts in the state.

Callaway Hills Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with only 25.8% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math and 22.9% in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in science for 5th graders is slightly better, with 56% proficient or better. Callaway Hills also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.9% to 26.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Callaway Hills Elementary consistently underperforms compared to other elementary schools in the Jefferson City School District, such as South Elementary, Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary, and Belair Elementary, which have higher test scores and rankings. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and ensuring equitable access to educational opportunities for all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, could be important focus areas for the school and the district.

224

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,192

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2715 State Rd Aa
Holts Summit, MO 65043-9801

(573) 896-5051

District: Jefferson City

Students who attend Callaway Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis And Clark Middle
High:	Jefferson City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Missouri avg41%

433^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson City

146^th of 367Jefferson City 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	433 of 900	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	572 of 906	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	547 of 898	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	430 of 908	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	553 of 901	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	706 of 1052	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	791 of 1045	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	926 of 1032	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	776 of 865	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	907 of 1058	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	1006 of 1089	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	942 of 1108	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.4	830 of 1085	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.4	660 of 1088	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	686 of 1066	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	530 of 1053	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	378 of 1084	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	440 of 1080	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.9	506 of 1074	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	320 of 638	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	360 of 625	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	295 of 611	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	393 of 532	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.8	79 of 574	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	353 of 907	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	450 of 887	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	539 of 668	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	451 of 673	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	407 of 675	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	421 of 691	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	667 of 917	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	774 of 898	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2024)19th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+14 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts23%-19 vs state

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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
Callaway Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 State Rd Aa	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-5051	224	22	10.3	54.5%	185 (82.6%)	6 (2.7%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.8%)	52.1	433^rd of 900 public elementary schools	51.9%		38.5	572^nd of 906 public elementary schools	36.9%	139	25.8	38.7	63.3		56.0	22.9				$15,192	$306	$14,886
North Elementary	Public	K-5	285 S Summit	Holts Summit	65043	Callaway County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 896-8304	367	29	12.7	51.0%	301 (82.0%)	14 (3.8%)	15 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (7.9%)	46.6	502^nd of 900 public elementary schools	44.2%		46.8	483^rd of 906 public elementary schools	46.7%	19	49.9	42.8	21.2		39.2	34.4	38.6	43.2		$12,741	$244	$12,497
New Bloomfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 491-3700	403	31	13.1	38.2%	386 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	37	599^th of 900 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.3	618^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.8%	19	23.3	38.0	12.6	31.6	44.6	26.7	34.0	33.9	48.2	$10,827	$462	$10,365
Mocap Elem.School	Public, Virtual	K-5	205 Jefferson Street	Jefferson City	65102	Cole County	Mo Virtual Instruction Program	No	No	Yes	No	(573) 751-2453	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Elementary	Public	K-5	1229 E McCarty	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3165	286	30	9.5	100.0%	115 (40.2%)	96 (33.6%)	24 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.7%)	15.2	772^nd of 900 public elementary schools	14.2%		28.5	669^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.2%	103	11.6	13.1	31.0		26.3	19.3	11.0			$14,394	$642	$13,752
Belair Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Belair	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3155	363	31	11.8	51.2%	225 (62.0%)	45 (12.4%)	59 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	69.2	262^nd of 900 public elementary schools	70.9%		60.8	343^rd of 906 public elementary schools	62.1%	81	61.6	47.1	52.5		43.8	51.6	40.4	59.5		$12,888	$505	$12,383
West Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dix Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3195	317	27	11.8	54.3%	195 (61.5%)	54 (17.0%)	24 (7.6%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	64.1	320^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.4%		61.1	339^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.6%	19	32.0	48.0	49.9		57.1	40.8		53.4		$13,777	$310	$13,467
South Elementary	Public	K-5	707 Linden Dr	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3185	302	27	11.2	100.0%	102 (33.8%)	115 (38.1%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.9%)	53.4	426^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.6	512^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.5%	86	39.0	58.1	25.7			34.7		53.4		$13,450	$390	$13,060
Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Jackson	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3170	294	28	10.4	100.0%	110 (37.4%)	108 (36.7%)	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.0%)	58.6	372^nd of 900 public elementary schools	58.7%		43.4	525^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.1%	153	56.8	35.6	46.9		45.0	47.6	39.2			$13,957	$504	$13,453
Moreau Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Hough Park	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3180	324	33	9.9	64.5%	173 (53.4%)	85 (26.2%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	41.9	543^rd of 900 public elementary schools	39.7%		41.5	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%	5	29.0	27.8	39.2		49.0	24.0	29.8	49.1		$15,023	$1,293	$13,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Callaway Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Callaway Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Callaway Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis And Clark Middle
High : Jefferson City High

How many students attend Callaway Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Callaway Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Callaway Hills Elementary?

Students at Callaway Hills Elementary are 83% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Callaway Hills Elementary in?

Jefferson City

Is Callaway Hills Elementary a good school?

Callaway Hills Elementary ranks 433^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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