Pilot Grove Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pilot Grove, Missouri · Pilot Grove C-4 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Pilot Grove Elementary School serves 72 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Pilot Grove (Cooper County). It is one of 2 schools in Pilot Grove C-4 School District. By enrollment it is the 1142nd 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 ÷ 13.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Pilot Grove C-4 School District |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292517001447 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pilot Grove C-4 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 72 | 200 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 5.2 | 7.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.4% | 30% | 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.
Pilot Grove Elementary School in context
Size
Pilot Grove Elementary School is the only elementary school in Pilot Grove C-4 School District. Its 72 students are 36% of the district's 200. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.1 miles away and have a median of 155 students, so Pilot Grove 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 3 with 15 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 8, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 6 has 25% more students than kindergarten (10 against 8). 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 90.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pilot Grove C-4 (94.5%).
44.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 30% across Pilot Grove C-4 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 12.5% 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
Pilot Grove Elementary School has 13.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 72 students would have about 5.9 teachers, so Pilot Grove Elementary School has 8 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 Bunceton Elementary School, 8.6 miles away in Cooper County R-IV 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 | 90.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 8 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
107 School St, Pilot Grove, MO 65276
Phone: (660)834-4115
Website: pilotgrove.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pilot Grove Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunceton Elementary School | Cooper County R-IV | 8.6 mi | 59 | 6.3 | 100% |
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Boonville R-I | 8.7 mi | 419 | 15.1 | 100% |
| Blackwater Elementary School | Blackwater R-II | 8.7 mi | 101 | 7 | 43.6% |
| David Barton Elementary School | Boonville R-I | 11.4 mi | 298 | 14 | 100% |
| Otterville Elementary School | Otterville R-VI | 12.9 mi | 115 | 10.1 | 37.4% |
| New Franklin Elementary School | New Franklin R-I | 13.3 mi | 194 | 11 | 44.8% |
| Hardeman Elementary School | Hardeman R-X | 15.9 mi | 64 | 8.6 | 42.2% |
| Tipton Elementary School | Tipton R-VI | 16.8 mi | 222 | 10.4 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pilot Grove C-4
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Grove High School | High | 7–12 | 128 |