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Peculiar Elementary

Q: Is Peculiar Elementary a good school?

Peculiar Elementary ranks 447 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Peculiar Elementary is a public elementary school serving 388 students in grades K-5 in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II school district in Peculiar, Missouri. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, though its academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, lags behind the district and state averages.

Peculiar Elementary's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 32.6% in 2024-2025, compared to 41.8% for the district and 41.4% for the state. The school's performance is especially low in English Language Arts, with 3rd grade proficiency rates around 30-31% compared to 37.9-41.8% for the district and state. However, the school performs better in 5th grade science, with a 56% proficiency rate compared to 52.1% for the district and 42.2% for the state. Peculiar Elementary also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.1% to 17.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the district average of around 16.5% in 2023-2024.

The school's lower ranking for low socioeconomic status students compared to its overall ranking indicates that this subgroup may require additional support and targeted interventions to help close the achievement gap. Peculiar Elementary's per-student spending has also been lower than the nearby schools in the district, which may be a factor in its academic performance. Overall, the school faces significant challenges, but its strengths in certain subject areas suggest that with the right strategies and support, it could improve its academic outcomes.

402

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,071

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E 3rd St
Peculiar, MO 64078-0789

(816) 892-1650

District: Raymore-Peculiar R-II

Students who attend Peculiar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raymore-Peculiar South Middle
High:	Raymore-Peculiar Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2017 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Missouri median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2017) to 50th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg44%

Missouri avg42%

447^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II

135^th of 367Raymore-Peculiar R-II 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	51.2	447 of 900	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	434 of 906	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	411 of 898	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	392 of 908	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	379 of 901	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	381 of 1052	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	515 of 1045	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	346 of 1032	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.7	580 of 865	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	621 of 1058	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	676 of 1089	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.8	530 of 1108	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.8	321 of 1085	70.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	289 of 1088	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	51.2	564 of 1066	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	533 of 1053	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.7	377 of 1084	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	424 of 1080	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.8	403 of 1074	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	388 of 638	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	468 of 625	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	381 of 611	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	124 of 532	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	337 of 574	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	712 of 907	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	437 of 887	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	454 of 666	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	412 of 668	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	392 of 673	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	400 of 675	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	324 of 691	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	490 of 917	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	586 of 898	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+14 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, April 22, 2016

My kids have been going to this school for 3 years and they do not have a 14 to 1 student to teacher ratio. Look at the yearbook and you can see the true ratio. My kids have always had at least 20 kids in a class, and up to 23. Part of the year a college kid may come help the teacher, but it's not a certified teacher. They don't even have enough staff to provide reading intervention to all the kids who need help. Only the worst of the worst get the help needed. And because of all the kids who need help with reading, they don't have anyone to provide math intervention to kids who are struggling. They need more teachers.

If they really did have a 14-1 teacher to student ratio then they probably wouldn't have so many kids who need help, and kids being told they don't have room for them.

The teachers try and are good people - but 20+ kids in each class is too much!! And they need 4-6 interventionists to help kids with reading and math. I think they currently have one for the whole school. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, March 25, 2011

I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE STARTING 1945 TO 1948 FIRST AND SECOND GRADES Close Quote

Schools Near Peculiar 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
Peculiar Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E 3rd St	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1650	402	33	12.3	29.6%	347 (86.3%)	13 (3.2%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	51.2	447^th of 900 public elementary schools	50.3%		51.7	434^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.1%	13	32.6	43.7	43.8		56.0	31.1	38.2	43.8		$12,071	$400	$11,671
Bridle Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	900 E 195th St	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1700	383	26	14.5	22.2%	325 (84.9%)	20 (5.2%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	58	377^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.1%		59.2	357^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.6%	20	41.2	41.9	39.2		52.3	42.8	46.3	45.8		$12,502	$290	$12,213
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1900	330	25	13.4	33.0%	181 (54.8%)	96 (29.1%)	34 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	47.4	495^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.0%		32.5	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%	141	38.4	35.3	40.6		59.2	26.8		35.1		$13,556	$622	$12,934
Raymore Elementary	Public	K-5	500 S Madison	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1925	364	27	13.3	33.8%	242 (66.5%)	47 (12.9%)	36 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.6%)	60.3	356^th of 900 public elementary schools	60.4%		68.3	268^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.4%	88	47.8	55.8	40.5		41.1	43.6		42.1		$12,998	$441	$12,556
Eagle Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	100 S Foxridge Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1750	414	30	13.9	29.2%	264 (63.8%)	72 (17.4%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	41.5	549^th of 900 public elementary schools	39.0%		49.7	456^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.7%	93	39.4	36.4	31.7		36.1	30.2	43.1	36.1		$11,971	$557	$11,414
Timber Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	310 E Calico Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 892-1950	390	26	15.0	23.3%	318 (81.5%)	26 (6.7%)	19 (4.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	75.2	202^nd of 900 public elementary schools	77.6%		73.7	210^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.8%	8	47.5	58.1	57.0		61.8	44.2				$13,061	$410	$12,651
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-4	109 W Cambridge	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 348-1008	501	31	16.0	61.9%	291 (58.1%)	66 (13.2%)	90 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.2%)	22.4	717^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.3%		19.5	738^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.5%	21	28.5	28.8				26.1	22.5			$12,631	$414	$12,217
Midway Elementary	Public	K-6	5801 E State Rte 2	Cleveland	64734	Cass County	Midway R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 250-2994	227	21	10.5	37.0%	194 (85.5%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	38.8	581^st of 900 public elementary schools	35.4%		56.6	383^rd of 906 public elementary schools	57.7%	198		34.2		41.0	38.3		29.1	25.8	41.1	$14,551	$427	$14,124
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	500 Eastwood	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 380-4421	243	14	17.2	37.4%	213 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)								(n/a)										$10,638	$339	$10,298
Creekmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Creekmoor Dr	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1675	383	31	12.5	17.2%	237 (61.9%)	45 (11.7%)	53 (13.8%)	20 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	67.9	275^th of 900 public elementary schools	69.4%		77.1	173^rd of 906 public elementary schools	80.9%	102	45.0	50.0	49.9		61.2	46.6	50.7	43.4		$13,639	$476	$13,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Peculiar Elementary

Is Peculiar Elementary a good school?

Peculiar Elementary ranks 447^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Peculiar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peculiar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raymore-Peculiar South Middle
High : Raymore-Peculiar Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Peculiar Elementary?

Students at Peculiar Elementary are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Peculiar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Peculiar Elementary.

What district is Peculiar Elementary in?

Raymore-Peculiar R-II

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