David Barton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Boonville, Missouri · Boonville R-I School District · Grades 3–5
David Barton Elementary School serves 298 students in grades 3–5 in Boonville (Cooper County). It is one of 5 schools in Boonville R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 690th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14 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 ÷ 21.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–5 |
| District | Boonville R-I School District |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290558000103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Boonville R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 298 | 1,662 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 94.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
David Barton Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Boonville R-I School District, David Barton Elementary School is the smallest, with 17.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.7 miles away and have a median of 148 students, so David Barton 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 115 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 83, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 5 has 39% more students than grade 3 (115 against 83). 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
White students are the largest group, at 78.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boonville R-I (78.2%). Two or more races students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94.2% across Boonville R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 18.1% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
David Barton Elementary School has 21.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 298 students would have about 24.2 teachers, so David Barton Elementary School has 2.9 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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Hannah Cole Primary School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. There are 2 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.5% |
| Two or more races | 10.4% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 83 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
814 Locust St, Boonville, MO 65233
Phone: (660)882-6527
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: David Barton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Boonville R-I | 2.9 mi | 419 | 15.1 | 100% |
| New Franklin Elementary School | New Franklin R-I | 3.2 mi | 194 | 11 | 44.8% |
| Pilot Grove Elementary School | Pilot Grove C-4 | 11.4 mi | 72 | 5.2 | 44.4% |
| Laurence J. Daly Elementary School | Fayette R-III | 12.4 mi | 324 | 11.7 | 46.9% |
| Bunceton Elementary School | Cooper County R-IV | 13.0 mi | 59 | 6.3 | 100% |
| Prairie Home Elementary School | Prairie Home R-V | 13.3 mi | 63 | 8.1 | 52.4% |
| Blackwater Elementary School | Blackwater R-II | 13.8 mi | 101 | 7 | 43.6% |
| Midway Heights Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 14.7 mi | 251 | 15.7 | 27.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boonville R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonville High School | High | 9–12 | 527 |
| Greenways Academy | Other | K–12 | 105 |
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 419 |
| Laura Speed Elliott Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 313 |