The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Math. The lowest is 39% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Eldon Upper Elem.
Eldon Upper Elementary serves third through fifth grade in the Eldon R-I district, a regular public school sitting just off the main street in this small Miller County town. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Just over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the economic mix that families here should expect.
The school’s academic results on Missouri’s state assessments provide the main picture of what a child will encounter. In mathematics, proficiency rates decline across the three grades, with the highest mark in third grade and a noticeably lower one by fifth. English language arts scores follow a similar shape: fourth grade reaches the strongest level, while third and fifth grade are close to each other and lower. Fifth graders also take a science assessment, and slightly more than a third of them met the proficiency bar. When measured against other districts within Miller County, Eldon Upper Elementary’s overall proficiency lands in the bottom quartile. That is a straightforward signal for a parent: the school serves a community where academic attainment is a challenge relative to neighboring districts, and those numbers are worth discussing directly with the school to understand what supports are in place.
The building’s enrollment is about what one would expect for a grade 3-5 school in a small Midwestern town. There is no graduation rate here because the school does not serve high school grades. No data on chronic absenteeism was available, so a parent wanting that picture would need to ask the district. The same goes for special education and English learner counts, which were missing from the reporting, a gap that may reflect how the school records or reports these categories.
The broader community context matters for families weighing a move. Housing in the area is priced at a point below the national typical home value, though it has risen in the past year. The national unemployment rate was stable in the most recent data, and median household income nationally has edged upward. None of those figures speak to Eldon directly, but they frame the regional economy families will navigate.
No significant recent district-level changes were found in public reporting, so there is no major bond, curriculum overhaul, or policy shift to account for in a parent’s decision. That stability can be reassuring or simply neutral, depending on what a family is looking for.
For a family considering Eldon Upper Elementary, the core takeaway is straightforward. The school is a typical small-town public elementary with a largely white student body and a notable share of families navigating economic constraints. State test results are a soft spot, more so in math as students approach fifth grade and in science, and the school sits near the lower end of its county on overall proficiency. A parent who values close engagement with the school to understand how instruction and intervention address those results will find this a place that likely rewards that attention. A parent looking for a school with stronger measured outcomes may want to explore other options in the area or ask the district directly about programming and academic support structures.
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