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Licking Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Licking Elementary is a public elementary school located in Licking, Missouri, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 408 students. The school is part of the Licking R-VIII school district, which is ranked 326 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Licking Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency was 13.4% compared to the state average of 41.4%, and its 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 22% compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Licking Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Licking Elementary's overall performance is low, its low-socioeconomic status students have shown some improvement, with their ranking improving from 149 out of 611 Missouri elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year to 337 out of 625 in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Green Forest Elementary and Phelps County Elementary, which are ranked much higher and have better academic outcomes. This highlights the need for Licking Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools and implement a comprehensive improvement plan to address the root causes of its challenges.

416

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,257

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 College Ave
Licking, MO 65542-9998

(573) 674-3211

District: Licking R-VIII

Students who attend Licking Elementary usually attend:

High:

Licking High

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Missouri avg42%

815^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 52 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

326^th of 367Licking R-VIII 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	10.7	815 of 900	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	712 of 906	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	602 of 898	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	622 of 908	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	510 of 901	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	759 of 1052	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	856 of 1045	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.8	727 of 1032	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.1	520 of 865	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	409 of 1058	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	407 of 1089	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	458 of 1108	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	402 of 1085	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	459 of 1088	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.8	704 of 1066	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	563 of 1053	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	563 of 1084	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	655 of 1080	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.8	708 of 1074	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	534 of 638	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	337 of 625	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.2	149 of 611	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	153 of 532	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	69 of 574	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	634 of 907	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	650 of 887	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	658 of 666	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	620 of 668	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	549 of 673	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	560 of 675	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	508 of 691	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	811 of 917	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	851 of 898	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 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 Mathematics 8th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Licking Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 College Ave	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 674-3211	416	31	13.3	100.0%	398 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	10.7	815^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.4%		22.1	712^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.4%	103	13.4	20.9	7.4	8.0				15.1	20.8		22.0		$10,257	$1,018	$9,240
Raymondville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	135 W Hwy B	Raymondville	65555	Texas County	Raymondville R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 457-6237	122	15	7.9	100.0%	118 (96.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)	29.6						21.5					28.6	$12,592	$276	$12,316
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 967-3024	443	38	11.7	100.0%	413 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	33	640^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.7	708^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.9%	68	9.0	48.4	41.6			28.7		18.0	34.2	33.3			$12,689	$1,481	$11,208
Green Forest Elementary	Public	K-8	6111 Hwy F	Salem	65560	Dent County	Green Forest R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-3902	152	15	10.4	61.2%	149 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.2	21^st of 900 public elementary schools	97.7%		99.2	3^rd of 906 public elementary schools	99.7%	18		76.3	70.5		28.6	70.5		85.6	76.4				$12,280	$319	$11,961
Success Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10341 Hwy 17	Success	65570	Texas County	Success R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 967-2597	111	15	7.4	98.2%	110 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)					15.5								$11,717	$673	$11,044
Phelps County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	17790 State Route M	Edgar Springs	65462	Phelps County	Phelps County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 435-6293	160	15	10.8	47.5%	148 (92.5%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)													$12,836	$1,683	$11,153
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-8	6200 S Hwy 19	Salem	65560	Dent County	Oak Hill R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-5618	149	13	11.9	64.4%	146 (98.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	21.8	722^nd of 900 public elementary schools	19.8%					(n/a)	24.0	26.7		31.3				28.0	20.1				$10,222	$1,356	$8,866
Dent-Phelps Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	27870 Hwy C	Salem	65560	Dent County	Dent-Phelps R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4680	256	23	10.9	50.0%	245 (95.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	30.8			56.2									$11,839	$1,118	$10,721
Plato Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 458-4700	218	20	11.1	45.0%	207 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	52.1	435^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.7%		50.5	448^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.6%	13	48.1	48.3	48.6			30.9		37.0		35.8			$12,287	$889	$11,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Licking Elementary

Is Licking Elementary a good school?

Licking Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Licking Elementary attend?

Students who attend Licking Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Licking High

What district is Licking Elementary in?

Licking R-VIII

What is the racial makeup of Licking Elementary?

Students at Licking Elementary are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Licking Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Licking Elementary.

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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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