The reported proficiency rate for Math is 64%.
Original Research by School Decision on Stanberry Elem.
Stanberry Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the town of Stanberry, a small, predominantly residential rural community in Gentry County. The school is part of the Stanberry R-II district and sits within the town itself, integrated into the residential fabric rather than set apart on a remote campus. The town has experienced long-term population decline over many decades, though recent estimates suggest a modest stabilization. The school building is located on North Park Street, close to the Gentry County Library and other civic anchors that are embedded in the town rather than on a separated campus.
The student body is small for an elementary school serving this grade range. The student population is overwhelmingly White, with very small shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that signals a modest share of families with lower incomes. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a family seeking information on those fronts may want to ask the school directly.
On the Missouri Assessment Program, the school turned in a mixed academic picture. In mathematics, results varied by grade level. Third graders had a proficiency rate that was solidly above the midpoint, and sixth graders posted a similarly strong result. Fourth graders had a lower proficiency rate, landing in a softer range where a parent may want to ask what supports are in place for that cohort. Fifth-grade math results were suppressed, meaning the state did not release a figure, often because the tested group was too small to report reliably. In English language arts, results for all tested grades were suppressed, so no public data is available to evaluate reading and writing performance at any grade level here. Science results for fifth grade were also suppressed.
Because the school serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, nor are there outcomes for high school course access or postsecondary readiness measures. When compared to the other districts within Gentry County, Stanberry Elementary lands in the top quartile for its overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. That positioning, however, is based entirely on the math results that were reported, since the other subject scores were suppressed and could not factor into the comparison. The district brief showed no recent parent-relevant changes of lasting impact, so the school and district appear to be in a steady operating mode.
The housing market in the area shows home values well below the state and national benchmarks, which is consistent with a small, rural, slowly stabilizing town. A modest commercial presence exists along the main routes, but the town lacks significant pedestrian infrastructure or public transit, which is typical for a community of this size and setting.
For a family considering Stanberry Elementary, the school offers a small, community-anchored setting in a quiet town with affordable housing. The academic picture is incomplete because most subject scores were not released, and the available math data shows a split between strong results in some grades and a weaker result in fourth grade. A parent who places a high priority on transparent reading and science scores will find little public information here and may want to discuss those subjects directly with the school.
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