Leesville Elementary School
Public elementary school in Clinton, Missouri · Leesville R-IX School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Leesville Elementary School serves 91 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Clinton (Henry County). It is the only school in Leesville R-IX School District. By enrollment it is the 1116th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 6.5 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 ÷ 14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Leesville R-IX School District |
| County | Henry County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291833000985 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Leesville R-IX | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 91 | 91 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 6.5 | 6.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Leesville Elementary School in context
Size
Leesville Elementary School is the only school in Leesville R-IX School District, so its 91 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.2 miles away and have a median of 295 students, so Leesville 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 pre-K with 14 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 4, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 8 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (9 against 14). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 14 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 86.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (66.9%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 24.2% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Leesville Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 91 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so Leesville Elementary School has 6.6 more.
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 Henry Elementary School, 9 miles away in Clinton 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 | 86.8% |
| Hispanic | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 14 |
| Kindergarten | 14 |
| Grade 1 | 8 |
| Grade 2 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 10 |
| Grade 4 | 12 |
| Grade 5 | 4 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 6 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8229 E Highway 7, Clinton, MO 64735
Phone: (660)477-3406
Website: leesville.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leesville Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Elementary School | Clinton | 9.0 mi | 365 | 12.6 | 61.9% |
| Clinton Intermediate School | Clinton | 9.0 mi | 395 | 14.6 | 57% |
| Calhoun Elementary School | Calhoun R-VIII | 10.0 mi | 58 | 4.8 | 100% |
| Lakeland Elementary School | Lakeland R-III | 11.0 mi | 223 | 11.1 | 69.1% |
| North Elementary School | Warsaw R-IX | 13.5 mi | 326 | 11.6 | 100% |
| Windsor Elementary School | Henry County R-I | 15.1 mi | 356 | 11.3 | 52.8% |
| Davis Elementary School | Davis R-XII | 15.2 mi | 42 | 6.3 | 31% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Lincoln R-II | 15.5 mi | 263 | 11.6 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.