The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in Science. The lowest is 7% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Strasburg Elem.
Strasburg Elementary is the only school in the Strasburg C-3 district, serving the town of Strasburg, a very small, primarily residential rural community in Cass County. The school covers kindergarten through eighth grade, after which students would move on to a high school in another district. With a total enrollment that is small for a K-8 school, the student body is overwhelmingly white, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school operates out of a single building located along a state highway, separated from any traditional downtown center. Strasburg itself is a compact town covering a very small area where most residents commute by car, with a typical commute time that is lengthy for a rural area. The local economy is small, employing a modest number of people across construction, food services, and finance and insurance. The population has seen a slight decline, and housing values and homeownership rates reflect a relatively affordable market.
State testing data for Strasburg Elementary is limited, as most grade-level results were suppressed due to the small number of test-takers. The data that is available comes from the upper grades. In eighth-grade math, proficiency was well below typical levels. In science, proficiency was modest in fifth grade but low in eighth grade. A family should look into this further with the school to understand how performance varies across subjects and grade levels.
The school’s overall proficiency, averaged across all tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among the districts in Cass County. No data was available on chronic absenteeism or on special education and English learner populations. A graduation rate is not applicable, as the school does not serve high school grades.
The district itself has publicly reported that Missouri’s open enrollment policy, taking effect in 2025, will impact the Strasburg C-3 district. This means families living in the district may have choices about sending their child to a school outside the district, and families outside the district may be able to enroll here. The district published an article addressing this change, signaling that it is a topic on the school’s radar.
For a family considering Strasburg Elementary, the profile is that of a very small, rural K-8 school with a tight-knit feel. The student body is homogenous, and housing is affordable. The academic data available is thin and points to areas where the school is not performing as strongly as many of its county peers. The forthcoming open enrollment policy could shift enrollment patterns, for better or worse, depending on how families in the region exercise their options.
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