Plainview Elementary School
Public elementary school in Ava, Missouri · Plainview R-VIII School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Plainview Elementary School serves 93 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Ava (Douglas County). It is the only school in Plainview R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 1115th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 8.2 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 ÷ 11.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Plainview R-VIII School District |
| County | Douglas County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291104000377 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Plainview R-VIII | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 93 | 93 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 8.2 | 8.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.2% | 74.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Plainview Elementary School in context
Size
Plainview Elementary School is the only school in Plainview R-VIII School District, so its 93 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.8 miles away and have a median of 126 students, so Plainview 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 16 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 2, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 8 has 29% fewer students than kindergarten (5 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 97.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (66.9%).
74.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 23.7% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Plainview Elementary School has 11.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 93 students would have about 7.6 teachers, so Plainview Elementary School has 3.8 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 Bradleyville Elementary School, 7.1 miles away in Bradleyville R-I School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.2% |
38.7% of students are girls and 61.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 7 |
| Grade 1 | 10 |
| Grade 2 | 8 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 14 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Rte 3 Box 145, Ava, MO 65608
Phone: (417)683-2046
Website: plainviewschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Plainview Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradleyville Elementary School | Bradleyville R-I | 7.1 mi | 105 | 10.1 | 58.1% |
| Ava Elementary School | Ava R-I | 11.1 mi | 553 | 14.4 | 56.8% |
| Thornfield Elementary School | Thornfield R-I | 13.1 mi | 48 | 8 | 66.7% |
| Chadwick Elementary School | Chadwick R-I | 14.7 mi | 155 | 11.6 | 53.5% |
| Taneyville Elementary School | Taneyville R-II | 14.8 mi | 147 | 8.9 | 74.8% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Mark Twain R-VIII | 17.9 mi | 62 | 12.4 | 69.4% |
| Sparta Elementary School | Sparta R-III | 18.8 mi | 263 | 11.5 | 55.9% |
| Lutie Elementary School | Lutie R-VI | 20.1 mi | 48 | 4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.