Macon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Macon, Missouri · Macon County R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Macon Elementary School serves 509 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Macon (Macon County). It is one of 3 schools in Macon County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 148th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.4 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 ÷ 44.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Macon County R-I School District |
| County | Macon County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291941001050 |
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-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 509 | 1,174 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.4% | 47.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 33% 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 Elementary School in context
Size
Macon Elementary School is the only elementary school in Macon County R-I School District. Its 509 students are 43.4% of the district's 1,174. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.7 miles away and have a median of 152 students, so Macon 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 2 with 88 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 19, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (76 against 85). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 87.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Macon County R-I (87.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.7% across Macon County R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 22.6% 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 Elementary School has 44.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 509 students would have about 41.4 teachers, so Macon Elementary School has 3.4 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Bevier Elementary School, 5.2 miles away in Bevier C-4 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 | 87.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
43.6% of students are girls and 56.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 N Missouri, Macon, MO 63552
Phone: (660)385-2118
Website: macon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevier Elementary School | Bevier C-4 | 5.2 mi | 159 | 10.7 | 62.9% |
| Callao Elementary School | Callao C-8 | 8.7 mi | 35 | 4.5 | 54.3% |
| Atlanta Elementary School | Atlanta C-3 | 10.4 mi | 112 | 10.1 | 40.2% |
| Macon County Elementary School | Macon County R-IV | 15.2 mi | 47 | 5.2 | 53.2% |
| Northeast Elementary School | Northeast Randolph County R-IV | 16.1 mi | 158 | 10.7 | 36.1% |
| La Plata Elementary School | La Plata R-II | 19.3 mi | 145 | 8.9 | 38.6% |
| South Shelby Elementary School | Shelby County R-IV | 19.4 mi | 282 | 11.9 | 58.9% |
| Westran Elementary School | Westran R-I | 21.6 mi | 280 | 9.7 | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Macon County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 275 |
| Macon Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 390 |