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Alexander Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Alexander Elementary is a public elementary school located in Slater, Missouri, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 220 students. The school is part of the Slater School District, which is ranked 313 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alexander Elementary consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts were significantly lower than the state averages, with some grades having proficiency rates below 10%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 26.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite spending more per student ($11,723 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Alexander Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Brunswick Elementary, Glasgow Elementary, and Eastwood Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, even though they serve similar or higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to Alexander Elementary's challenges, and a more comprehensive approach may be needed to address the root causes of its underperformance.

226

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,613

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 N Elm
Slater, MO 65349-1405

(660) 529-2278

District: Slater

Students who attend Alexander Elementary usually attend:

High:

Slater High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Two or more races:

7.5%

African American:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Missouri avg41%

Elementary school

827^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

308^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

313^th of 367Slater 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	9.4	827 of 900	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	715 of 906	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	775 of 898	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	752 of 908	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	781 of 901	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	909 of 1052	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	869 of 1045	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	933 of 1032	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	931 of 1058	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	885 of 1089	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	951 of 1108	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.8	999 of 1085	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.5	973 of 1088	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	966 of 1066	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	935 of 1053	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	940 of 1084	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	778 of 1080	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	937 of 1074	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	545 of 638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	362 of 625	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	442 of 611	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	306 of 532	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	406 of 574	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	693 of 907	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	622 of 887	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	661 of 666	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	637 of 668	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	644 of 673	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	673 of 691	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	897 of 917	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	859 of 898	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	308 of 438	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	306 of 451	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	322 of 459	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	316 of 459	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	258 of 454	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	533 of 587	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	451 of 552	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	539 of 568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	527 of 585	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	557 of 633	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	588 of 649	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	525 of 623	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	568 of 625	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	539 of 614	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	530 of 601	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	570 of 624	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	500 of 624	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	423 of 619	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	142 of 369	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	141 of 378	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	157 of 382	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	97 of 365	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	90 of 371	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.9	387 of 482	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	259 of 422	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	17.3	341 of 385	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	273 of 376	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	512 of 527	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	419 of 479	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+32 vs school

White (2023)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-19 vs state

English Language Arts21%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-23 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 7th 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 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	515 N Elm	Slater	65349	Saline County	Slater	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2278	226	22	10.2		187 (82.7%)	12 (5.3%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.5%)	9.4	827^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.1%		21.8	715^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.1%	112	11.2	9.6	9.7		33.4	20.0	19.4	24.0		9.7	19.4	33.4	$12,613	$789	$11,824
Gilliam Elementary	Public	K-8	102 North St	Gilliam	65330	Saline County	Gilliam C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 784-2225	38	6	6.6	63.2%	29 (76.3%)	6 (15.8%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$14,064	$836	$13,228
Orearville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32524 E Highway P	Slater	65349	Saline County	Orearville R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 529-2481	59	9	6.2	45.8%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)			14.4										$17,761	$502	$17,259
Spainhower Primary School	Public	K-2	700 E. Slater	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-9066	455	33	13.7	66.2%	223 (49.0%)	13 (2.9%)	106 (23.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	56 (12.3%)								(n/a)													$11,376	$718	$10,658
Hardeman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21051 Highway D	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Hardeman R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 837-3400	64	7	8.6	42.2%	61 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)													$14,722	$885	$13,837
Miami Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	34520 N. Hwy. 41	Miami	65344	Saline County	Miami R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 852-3269	67	13	5.3	47.8%	63 (94.0%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$18,438	$1,933	$16,505
Eastwood Elementary	Public	3-4	313 E Eastwood	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-7100	148	11	12.8	62.2%	71 (48.0%)	6 (4.1%)	34 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.8%)	21 (14.2%)	14.5	778^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.2	718^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.8%	60	21.3	14.0							23.0	22.7			$11,882	$974	$10,909
Benton Elementary	Public	3-4	467 S Ellsworth	Marshall	65340	Saline County	Marshall	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 886-3993	200	14	14.1	58.5%	103 (51.5%)	6 (3.0%)	54 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	28 (14.0%)	27.6	680^th of 900 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.1	714^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.2%	34	17.8	32.6							27.9	38.0			$11,275	$1,033	$10,241
Glasgow Elementary.	Public	PK, KG-5	860 Randolph	Glasgow	65254	Howard County	Glasgow	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 338-2012	126	12	10.2	42.9%	112 (88.9%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)								(n/a)													$15,358	$1,096	$14,262
Brunswick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1008 County Rd	Brunswick	65236	Chariton County	Brunswick R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 548-3777	135	13	10.5	45.2%	131 (97.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	40.2	562^nd of 900 public elementary schools	37.6%		57.4	373^rd of 906 public elementary schools	58.8%	189	31.7		15.5	85.0					26.4				$15,673	$764	$14,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Alexander Elementary?

Students at Alexander Elementary are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Alexander Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alexander Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Slater High

Is Alexander Elementary a good school?

Alexander Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Alexander Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Alexander Elementary.

What district is Alexander Elementary in?

Slater

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