The top reported proficiency rate is 92% in Math. The lowest is 23% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Bevier Elem.
Bevier Elem. is a small, regular public school serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in the town of Bevier, Missouri. It is the only school within the Bevier C-4 School District, housed in a single two-story K–12 complex in the heart of town. The enrollment is modest and the student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-poverty character of the community.
Bevier itself is a small, mainly residential rural town in southern Macon County. Historically a coal-mining community, its population peaked during the mining era and then declined for decades. Recent estimates suggest a modest increase in the last few years, but the overall trajectory remains one of a small, stable base with limited new development. The local economy is very small-scale, with retail trade, accommodation and food services, and manufacturing as the largest employment sectors. Many residents commute to nearby Macon or other towns for work. Housing values in the area are well below the state average and also below the national median, and the typical home is priced at a level that makes homeownership relatively affordable by broader standards.
The school’s academic picture is limited by its size. Missouri’s state assessments produce proficiency results for each grade and subject, but because the number of students tested in most grade-level cells is small, the state suppresses those results to protect student privacy. As a result, only two grade-subject combinations for the most recent year were reported: eighth-grade math and fourth-grade English language arts. Eighth-grade math showed a very high proficiency rate, a notably strong result for that group of students. Fourth-grade English, however, lagged well behind, with only a modest share of students meeting the state’s proficiency standard. For all other grades and subjects the data is suppressed, so it is not possible to draw a full picture of academic performance across the school. The school’s overall proficiency index, based on the limited reported data, places it among the higher-performing schools in Macon County relative to other districts in the same geographic comparison set. A parent should keep in mind that this index rests on a narrow slice of information and may not represent the school as a whole.
Because Bevier Elem. ends at eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report. Students who live in the district attend high school elsewhere, typically in the same Bevier C-4 complex if it serves high school, but the school’s own data does not include high school outcomes. The district brief yielded no evidence of recent referenda, curriculum changes, property tax shifts, or other parent-relevant developments in the last several years, suggesting a period of stability.
No information on specialized programs such as gifted education, advanced courses, or career pathways was available for this school. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and Title I status was not provided. Discipline, attendance, staffing, and course access data were also absent, so a parent would need to contact the school directly for details on class sizes, student support services, and the overall learning environment.
For a family considering this area, Bevier Elem. offers a small, community-anchored setting where the school building is part of the town’s fabric. The student body is homogeneous in race and ethnicity, and the economic need is high. The town itself is quiet, with limited commercial amenities and a history of population decline, though recent population estimates hint at a slight upturn. The available academic data shows a strength in eighth-grade math but a weakness in fourth-grade reading, and most testing results are simply not reportable due to small student groups. A parent would want to ask the school about the full range of instruction, support for early literacy, and how the school addresses the needs of its students across all grades.
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