Advance Elementary School
Public elementary school in Advance, Missouri · Advance R-IV School District · Grades K–6
Advance Elementary School serves 240 students in grades K–6 in Advance (Stoddard County). It is one of 2 schools in Advance R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 833rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Advance R-IV School District |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290288000003 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Advance R-IV | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 240 | 428 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.3% | 41.9% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Advance Elementary School in context
Size
Advance Elementary School is the only elementary school in Advance R-IV School District. Its 240 students are 56.1% of the district's 428. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 12.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 124; Advance Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 43 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 24, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 6 has 10% more students than kindergarten (33 against 30). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 94.6% here and 96% across Advance R-IV. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.9% across Advance R-IV and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 22.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 240 students, Advance Elementary School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 240 students would have about 19.5 teachers, so Advance Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Advance Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Bell City Elementary School, 7.8 miles away in Bell City R-II School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other elementary schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.6% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 30 |
| Grade 1 | 34 |
| Grade 2 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 43 |
| Grade 6 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 School Street, Advance, MO 63730
Phone: (573)722-3564
Website: advancehornets.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Advance Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell City Elementary School | Bell City R-II | 7.8 mi | 105 | 7.7 | 56.2% |
| Zalma Elementary School | Zalma R-V | 10.0 mi | 101 | 9.7 | 100% |
| Leopold Elementary School | Leopold R-III | 10.3 mi | 99 | 11.4 | 23.2% |
| Delta Elementary School | Delta R-V | 11.3 mi | 108 | 10.5 | 55.6% |
| Oran Elementary School | Oran R-III | 14.2 mi | 139 | 12.9 | 51.1% |
| Chaffee Elementary School | Chaffee R-II | 14.3 mi | 293 | 10.5 | 62.5% |
| Woodland Elementary School | Woodland R-IV | 15.1 mi | 367 | 12.1 | 67% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 15.6 mi | 229 | 12 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Advance R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advance High School | High | 7–12 | 188 |