Brookfield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brookfield, Missouri · Brookfield R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–4
Brookfield Elementary School serves 417 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Brookfield (Linn County). It is one of 3 schools in Brookfield R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 332nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 32.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Brookfield R-III School District |
| County | Linn County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290594000137 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Brookfield R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 417 | 923 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.2% | 46.3% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Brookfield Elementary School in context
Size
Brookfield Elementary School is the only elementary school in Brookfield R-III School District. Its 417 students are 45.2% of the district's 923. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 73 students, so Brookfield 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 kindergarten with 85 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 59, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 4 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (71 against 85). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 62 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 90.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brookfield R-III (91.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.3% across Brookfield R-III 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
Brookfield Elementary School has 32.18 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 417 students would have about 33.9 teachers, so Brookfield Elementary School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Walt Disney Elementary School, 9.6 miles away in Marceline R-V School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 62 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
128 Pershing Rd, Brookfield, MO 64628
Phone: (660)258-2241
Website: brookfieldr3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brookfield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Elementary School | Marceline R-V | 9.6 mi | 309 | 11.7 | 40.8% |
| Meadville Elementary School | Meadville R-IV | 10.8 mi | 114 | 11.1 | 31.6% |
| Bucklin Elementary School | Bucklin R-II | 11.8 mi | 64 | 6.2 | 46.9% |
| Linn County Elementary School | Linn County R-I | 12.8 mi | 88 | 9.7 | 42% |
| Northwestern Elementary School | Northwestern R-I | 13.5 mi | 82 | 6.6 | 36.6% |
| Hale Elementary School | Hale R-I | 17.7 mi | 30 | 3.2 | 63.3% |
| Macon County Elementary School | Macon County R-IV | 18.7 mi | 47 | 5.2 | 53.2% |
| Livingston County Elementary School | Livingston County R-III | 22.3 mi | 46 | 6.9 | 67.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brookfield R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield High School | High | 9–12 | 269 |
| Brookfield Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 237 |