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Strafford Elementary

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Strafford Elementary ranks 297 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Strafford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Strafford, Missouri, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 198 students. The school is part of the Strafford R-VI school district, which is ranked 56 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Strafford Elementary consistently performs above the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments across grades 3 and 4. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 47.1% compared to the state average of 41.4%, and its 4th grade Math proficiency rate was 52.9% compared to the state average of 43.8%. Similarly, Strafford Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.2% compared to the state average of 41.8%, and its 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 52.9% compared to the state average of 44.8%. The school also has a strong performance among its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 103 out of 611 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2022-2023 school year, with a 4-star rating. Additionally, Strafford Elementary performs exceptionally well with its disabled student population, ranking 27 out of 302 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2018-2019 school year, with a 5-star rating.

While Strafford Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Fair Grove Elementary, in academic metrics, some nearby schools, such as Bingham Elementary and Fremont Elementary, have lower academic performance compared to Strafford Elementary. Additionally, Strafford Elementary's chronic absenteeism rate, while lower than the state average, is still relatively high compared to some nearby schools, such as Fair Grove Elementary, which had a 14.8% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Strafford Elementary's higher spending per student compared to the state average may contribute to its strong academic performance and support for specialized student populations.

380

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,299

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 W McCabe
Strafford, MO 65757-8841

(417) 736-7000

District: Strafford R-VI

Students who attend Strafford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Strafford Middle
High:	Strafford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

4.7%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2023 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 57th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Missouri median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Missouri avg43%

297^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 367Strafford R-VI 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	66.4	297 of 900	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	311 of 906	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	384 of 898	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	350 of 908	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	189 of 901	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	203 of 1052	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	313 of 1045	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.6	375 of 1032	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	341 of 865	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	268 of 1058	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	58.9	430 of 1089	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	302 of 1108	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	56.6	501 of 1085	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.5	410 of 1088	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	397 of 1066	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	298 of 1053	71.7%	★★★★☆
2008	53.8	501 of 1084	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	279 of 1080	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	54.6	476 of 1074	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	83.7	27 of 302	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	35 of 251	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	72.0	103 of 611	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	75 of 574	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	93 of 907	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	269 of 887	69.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	337 of 666	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	337 of 668	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	394 of 673	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	328 of 675	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	225 of 691	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	272 of 917	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	396 of 898	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)91st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)83rd percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

English Language Arts49%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Strafford 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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Strafford Elementary	Public	1-4	310 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 736-7000	380	32	11.8	43.7%	354 (93.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	66.4	297^th of 900 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.4	311^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.7%	14	47.1	52.9			44.2	52.9		$13,299	$210	$13,089
Cogdill Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	218 W McCabe St.	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 736-7000	180	14	12.8	43.9%	166 (92.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$10,561	$439	$10,123
Hickory Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4650 E. State Hwy Yy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7100	340	19	17.8	25.9%	276 (81.2%)	7 (2.1%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.6%)	63.3	327^th of 900 public elementary schools	63.7%		81.4	142^nd of 906 public elementary schools	84.3%	185	47.2	44.7	36.9	38.8	55.4	49.9	55.5	$12,355	$1,075	$11,280
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-5	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	189	12	15.7	62.4%	163 (86.2%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.2%)	48.5	481^st of 900 public elementary schools	46.6%		36.8	590^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.9%	109	25.1	57.0			25.1	42.8		$13,041	$1,692	$11,349
Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 N Main St	Fair Grove	65648	Greene County	Fair Grove R-X	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 759-2555	550	38	14.3	38.5%	518 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	72	230^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.4%		77	175^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.7%	55	52.6	48.9			55.8	53.0		$9,442	$990	$8,453
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2814 N Fremont	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1700	360	28	13.0	82.5%	213 (59.2%)	56 (15.6%)	36 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (13.9%)	32.1	647^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.7	649^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.4%	2	35.1	34.8	19.3	17.4	38.8	40.9	24.9	$13,052	$1,213	$11,840
Pittman Elementary	Public	K-5	2934 E Bennett	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-4700	235	18	13.4	60.9%	146 (62.1%)	21 (8.9%)	29 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	3 (1.3%)	28 (11.9%)	51.2	449^th of 900 public elementary schools	50.1%		52.1	430^th of 906 public elementary schools	52.5%	19	15.9	39.4	30.3	47.7		52.5	52.0	$15,737	$1,031	$14,706
Weller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 N Weller	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1900	292	22	13.5	78.1%	157 (53.8%)	39 (13.4%)	66 (22.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.2%)	19.4	740^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.8%		17.3	755^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.7%	15	7.8	14.9	21.2	29.4	16.3	19.3	34.9	$14,152	$1,085	$13,067
Bingham Elementary	Public	K-5	2126 E. Cherry	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3400	429	76	5.6	73.4%	267 (62.2%)	52 (12.1%)	50 (11.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.9%)	48.4	484^th of 900 public elementary schools	46.2%		33	633^rd of 906 public elementary schools	30.1%	149	35.2	36.1	39.2	44.6	29.7	43.3	57.0	$12,702	$1,210	$11,492
Logan-Rogersville Elementary	Public	2-3	7297 E Farm Road 164	Rogersville	65742	Greene County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 882-2626	387	26	14.6	39.8%	362 (93.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)								(n/a)	39.5				43.5			$10,940	$344	$10,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Strafford Elementary

Is Strafford Elementary a good school?

Strafford Elementary ranks 297^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Strafford Elementary?

Students at Strafford Elementary are 93% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Strafford Elementary in?

Strafford R-VI

How many students attend Strafford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Strafford Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Strafford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Strafford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Strafford Middle
High : Strafford High

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