The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Maysville Elem.
Maysville Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the Maysville R-I district, a regular public school in the county seat of DeKalb County. The school sits on West Main Street, integrated into the town’s traditional grid, with the county courthouse just a short walk away. The community is a small rural county seat that has seen a slow population decline over the past two decades, and no major growth or new housing developments have been identified. Home values in the area are well below both the state and national medians, and rents follow a similar pattern, making it a relatively affordable place to live by broader regional standards.
The student body is small and overwhelmingly white, with a very small number of students identifying as Hispanic or as two or more races. Close to half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that gives a sense of the economic context many families are working within. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
On state assessments, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in DeKalb County. The pattern varies by grade and subject. In third-grade English language arts, roughly half of students met the proficiency benchmark. In fourth-grade math, a smaller share did, and by fifth grade, the share reaching proficiency in math and science was notably low. Several grade-level results in both math and ELA were suppressed for data privacy due to very small tested populations, which often happens when there are too few students to report reliably. Those gaps make it harder to see a full picture, but the available numbers point to an elementary school where many students are working below grade-level expectations in core subjects, particularly in the upper elementary grades. This may be an area a family would want to explore with the school’s staff and principal.
The school does not offer high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. Information on class offerings beyond the standard curriculum was also not found. The district recently passed a bond issue that funded security improvements, classroom updates, and a new transportation building, all without a tax increase for residents. That investment suggests the district is prioritizing facility quality and safety, which may matter to families considering the school for the long term.
The peer environment is one of a small, largely homogenous student population in a quiet rural town. There is no public transit, and street life is minimal outside of the courthouse and school functions. For a family that values a tight-knit, small-town setting and is comfortable with an elementary school where academic proficiency is below the county average, Maysville Elementary fits that profile. A family with higher academic expectations or one looking for more diverse student demographics may find the school less suited to their priorities.
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