Harrisonville Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harrisonville, Missouri · Harrisonville R-IX School District · Grades 1–3
Harrisonville Elementary School serves 427 students in grades 1–3 in Harrisonville (Cass County). It is one of 6 schools in Harrisonville R-IX School District. By enrollment it is the 305th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 32.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–3 |
| District | Harrisonville R-IX School District |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291376000602 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Harrisonville R-IX | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 427 | 2,187 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.3% | 37.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Harrisonville Elementary School in context
Size
Harrisonville Elementary School is the largest of Harrisonville R-IX School District's 3 elementary schools; its 427 students are 19.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9.1 miles away and have a median of 289 students, so Harrisonville 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 3 with 156 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 134, against an average of 142 per grade. This year grade 3 has 16% more students than grade 1 (156 against 134). 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 85.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harrisonville R-IX (86%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Harrisonville R-IX and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 15% 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
Harrisonville Elementary School has 32.02 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 427 students would have about 34.7 teachers, so Harrisonville Elementary School has 2.7 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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Early Childhood Center, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 2 elementary schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 134 |
| Grade 2 | 137 |
| Grade 3 | 156 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 Meghan Dr., Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816)380-4131
Website: harrisonvilleschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harrisonville Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Harrisonville R-IX | 1.1 mi | 243 | 17.2 | 37.4% |
| McEowen Elementary School | Harrisonville R-IX | 1.2 mi | 271 | 13.9 | 43.5% |
| East Lynne Elementary School | East Lynne 40 | 5.3 mi | 155 | 9.8 | 31.6% |
| Peculiar Elementary School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 8.3 mi | 402 | 12.3 | 29.6% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 9.8 mi | 306 | 13.1 | 21.2% |
| Pleasant Hill Primary School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 10.0 mi | 396 | 11.9 | 23.7% |
| Bridle Ridge Elementary School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 11.2 mi | 383 | 14.5 | 22.2% |
| Strasburg Elementary School | Strasburg C-3 | 11.3 mi | 111 | 8 | 22.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harrisonville R-IX
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 243 |
| Everett Wade Juvenile Center | Other | K–12 | 10 |
| Harrisonville High School | High | 9–12 | 734 |
| Harrisonville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 502 |
| McEowen Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 271 |