Minnie Cline Elem., Savannah MO - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Minnie Cline Elem.

Minnie Cline Elementary is a regular public school in Savannah, Missouri, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It is the only elementary school in the Savannah R-III district and sits in a small rural county seat. The school is roughly the size one would expect for a K–5 building in a town of this scale, and its student body is predominantly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves a mix of households rather than a uniformly affluent one.

State testing results are available for grades three through five in math and English language arts, and for grade five in science. The patterns vary by subject and grade. In third grade, about half of students met the state standard in ELA, a share that dropped in fourth grade to closer to one in three before rising again in fifth grade. Math proficiency was weaker across all three tested grades; in each, fewer than half of students reached the proficient mark. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed roughly two-fifths of students meeting the standard. When the school’s overall proficiency across subjects and grades is placed side by side with the other districts in Andrew County — a small set — it falls at the low end. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what academic supports or intervention strategies are in place, particularly in math.

Because Minnie Cline serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data and counts of students with IEPs or English-learner status were not available in the provided records, leaving those aspects of student support unaccounted for in this account.

Savannah itself is a compact rural county seat built around a traditional courthouse square. The population has been essentially flat in recent years, with no major housing developments or commercial projects identified. The town’s civic anchors include the Andrew County Courthouse, a public library, and a local museum. Many residents work in town or commute a short distance to St. Joseph. The Savannah R-III district appears to have had no notable recent changes, based on what was publicly reported.

For a family deciding whether this school fits, the picture is straightforward. Minnie Cline offers a standard elementary experience in a small-town setting with a largely homogeneous student body. Academic results are mixed: English and science performance tends to be on the lower side compared with other schools in the same county, and math is an area of particular softness. The town’s slow growth and modest housing prices may appeal to families who prefer a quiet, stable community with a short commute to a larger city, but the school’s achievement numbers are worth a direct conversation with the staff.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 49% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 36% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 51% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 47% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 50% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median

Science

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 39% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

This schoolSAVANNAH R-III, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income49%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income47%Higher-income42%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income28%Higher-income32%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income31%10 pp gap