Grovespring Elementary School
Public elementary school in Grovespring, Missouri · Hartville R-II School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Grovespring Elementary School serves 110 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Grovespring (Wright County). It is one of 4 schools in Hartville R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 1079th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 9.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hartville R-II School District |
| County | Wright County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291377000607 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hartville R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 110 | 640 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.5% | 57% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Grovespring Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Hartville R-II School District, Grovespring Elementary School is the smallest, with 17.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.5 miles away and have a median of 315 students, so Grovespring Elementary School is smaller 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 1 with 23 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 7, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (18 against 13). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 7 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 95.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hartville R-II (95%).
65.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57% across Hartville R-II and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30% 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
Grovespring Elementary School has 9.23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 110 students would have about 8.9 teachers, so Grovespring 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Hartville Elementary School, 11.5 miles away in the same district. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 7 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9530 Hwy 5, Grovespring, MO 65662
Phone: (417)462-3288
Website: hartville.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grovespring Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartville Elementary School | Hartville R-II | 11.5 mi | 208 | 10 | 54.8% |
| Niangua Elementary School | Niangua R-V | 12.8 mi | 155 | 12.6 | 63.9% |
| Manes R-V School District | Manes R-V | 13.3 mi | 41 | 4.3 | 73.2% |
| Ezard Elementary School | Laclede County R-I | 14.4 mi | 422 | 13.8 | 51.4% |
| Shook Elementary School | Marshfield R-I | 16.5 mi | 468 | 14.1 | 47% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School | Marshfield R-I | 16.8 mi | 436 | 12.7 | 50% |
| Edwin P. Hubble Elementary School | Marshfield R-I | 16.8 mi | 439 | 12.3 | 48.3% |
| Gasconade Elementary School | Gasconade C-4 | 17.7 mi | 97 | 9.4 | 72.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hartville R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 208 |
| Hartville High School | High | 9–12 | 183 |
| Hartville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 139 |