Halfway Elementary School
Public elementary school in Halfway, Missouri · Halfway R-III School District · Grades K–6
Halfway Elementary School serves 133 students in grades K–6 in Halfway (Polk County). It is one of 2 schools in Halfway R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 1034th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 11.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Halfway R-III School District |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291353000575 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Halfway R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 133 | 247 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.1% | 42.1% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Halfway Elementary School in context
Size
Halfway Elementary School is the only elementary school in Halfway R-III School District. Its 133 students are 53.8% of the district's 247. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.4 miles away and have a median of 423 students, so Halfway 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 4 with 28 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 13, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 6 has 35% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 20). 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 94.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Halfway R-III (93.9%).
51.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.1% across Halfway R-III and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 20.3% 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
Halfway Elementary School has 11.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 133 students would have about 10.8 teachers, so Halfway 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Mallory Elementary School, 7.9 miles away in Dallas County R-I School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Black | 0.8% |
42.9% of students are girls and 57.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 28 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2150 Hwy 32, Halfway, MO 65663
Phone: (417)445-2215
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Halfway Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Elementary School | Dallas County R-I | 7.9 mi | 599 | 12.8 | 63.4% |
| Bolivar Primary School | Bolivar R-I | 8.5 mi | 578 | 11.9 | 56.6% |
| Bolivar Intermediate School | Bolivar R-I | 8.5 mi | 572 | 13.5 | 51.4% |
| Pleasant Hope Elementary School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 10.9 mi | 258 | 13.6 | 56.6% |
| Marion C. Early Elementary School | Marion C. Early R-V | 13.8 mi | 283 | 13.5 | 45.9% |
| Fair Grove Elementary School | Fair Grove R-X | 16.6 mi | 550 | 14.4 | 38.5% |
| Fair Play Elementary School | Fair Play R-II | 18.4 mi | 212 | 13.5 | 100% |
| Skyline Elementary School | Hickory County R-I | 20.5 mi | 295 | 13.2 | 46.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Halfway R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Secondary | High | 7–12 | 114 |