Macon County Elementary School
Public elementary school in New Cambria, Missouri · Macon County R-IV School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Macon County Elementary School serves 47 students in grades Pre-K–5 in New Cambria (Macon County). It is one of 2 schools in Macon County R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 1175th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 5.2 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 ÷ 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Macon County R-IV School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292188001220 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Macon County R-IV | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 47 | 91 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 5.2 | 5.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.2% | 58.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Macon County Elementary School in context
Size
Macon County Elementary School is the only elementary school in Macon County R-IV School District. Its 47 students are 51.6% of the district's 91. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 152 students, so Macon County 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 5 with 11 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 5, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 5 has 57% more students than grade 1 (11 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Macon County R-IV (93.4%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.2% across Macon County R-IV and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 12.8% 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
Macon County Elementary School has 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 47 students would have about 3.8 teachers, so Macon County Elementary School has 5.3 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, 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 Callao Elementary School, 6.6 miles away in Callao C-8 School District. There are 0 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 | 93.6% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 8 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 S Main, New Cambria, MO 63558
Phone: (660)226-5615
Website: schoolweb.missouri.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macon County Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callao Elementary School | Callao C-8 | 6.6 mi | 35 | 4.5 | 54.3% |
| Bucklin Elementary School | Bucklin R-II | 7.0 mi | 64 | 6.2 | 46.9% |
| Bevier Elementary School | Bevier C-4 | 10.0 mi | 159 | 10.7 | 62.9% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School | Marceline R-V | 11.1 mi | 309 | 11.7 | 40.8% |
| Macon Elementary School | Macon County R-I | 15.2 mi | 509 | 11.4 | 54.4% |
| Atlanta Elementary School | Atlanta C-3 | 16.7 mi | 112 | 10.1 | 40.2% |
| Brookfield Elementary School | Brookfield R-III | 18.7 mi | 417 | 13 | 49.2% |
| La Plata Elementary School | La Plata R-II | 22.0 mi | 145 | 8.9 | 38.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Macon County R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County High School | High | 6–12 | 44 |