The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fredericktown Intermediate
Fredericktown Intermediate is a regular public school serving third through fifth graders in the Fredericktown R-I district, a single district in Madison County. The school sits in a small county seat in the Ozarks foothills, a town with a walkable historic downtown centered on the courthouse square. The economy here has long been tied to mining and manufacturing, with a recent focus on lithium recovery and processing. Residents also commute to the greater St. Louis area, and the broader region offers extensive outdoor recreation within the Mark Twain National Forest and nearby parks. The town is growing slowly, with recent economic attention focused on the critical minerals sector.
The school serves a student body that is predominantly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a context where economic need is common. The school is not a charter or magnet and serves only three grade levels, a setup typical of many districts that split elementary grades across buildings.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year are available across grades three through five in English language arts and math, and for grade five in science. In English language arts, the share of students reaching proficiency was higher in grade four than in grades three and five. In math, proficiency was reported at a modest level across all three grades, with a similar pattern across the board. Science results for grade five showed that roughly half of students met the proficiency bar. Across all subjects, the school sits in a county with only a small number of other districts, and the comparison set is simply the districts within Madison County.
Because the school serves only grades three through five, there are no graduation rate data and no high school course access information. This is not a data gap; it simply reflects the grade band. The school inherently focuses on foundational academic skills in the upper elementary years, and a parent looking for high school outcomes or advanced coursework would need to look at the district's middle and high school.
Discipline data, staffing ratios, and chronic absenteeism figures were not available in the data provided. Similarly, no information on special education or English learner populations was reported. A parent concerned about these areas may wish to ask the school directly about class sizes, support structures, and how the school addresses behavioral or attendance patterns.
The community context shows that housing in Fredericktown is more affordable than both the state and national benchmarks. The local economy has a history of booms and busts, and the most recent developments involve efforts to rebuild and expand lithium mining operations after a major fire at a local processing plant in late 2024. No major new housing developments or notable district-level changes such as bond measures, boundary shifts, or program expansions were identified in public sources for the Fredericktown R-I district.
Fredericktown Intermediate is a straightforward, district-run elementary school in a small rural town with an economy in transition. Its academic results show areas of relative strength in fourth grade English language arts and grade five science, while math proficiency across the grade levels is at a lower level. The student body is not especially diverse, and economic disadvantage is common. For a family choosing this school, the decision will likely hinge on the match between the school's academic profile and their child's needs, and on how the district's other buildings serve the grades before and after this intermediate span.
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