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Plainview Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
Rte 3 Box 145
Ava, MO 65608
Phone
(417) 683-2046
District
PLAINVIEW R-VIII
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
94
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 5.2% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Plainview Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
41%
15%
43%
15%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 17.0%
Kindergarten 10 10.6%
Grade 1 8 8.5%
Grade 2 9 9.6%
Grade 3 13 13.8%
Grade 4 4 4.3%
Grade 5 14 14.9%
Grade 6 9 9.6%
Grade 7 5 5.3%
Grade 8 6 6.4%
Total 94 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 100.0% 100.0% 72.4%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 16.0%
Hispanic 0.0% 0.0% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.5% 74.5% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 62.8% 62.8% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 11.7% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 913 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 17.6 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 28.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.0% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.4% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 347 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 13.3% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.9% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.4% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.2% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 13.3% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,649 $531,000 32.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $755 $71,000 4.3%
General Administration $1,362 $128,000 7.7%
School Administration $0 $0 0.0%
Operation $1,309 $123,000 7.4%
Transportation $840 $79,000 4.8%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $4,266 $401,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,670 $721,000 43.6%
Total Expenditures $17,585 $1,653,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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