The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Campbellton Elementary
Campbellton Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through sixth grade and part of the School District of Washington in Franklin County. It is a small school, with an enrollment that keeps class sizes modest. The student body is almost entirely white, with very small numbers of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races. About a tenth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate well below the national average and an indication that few families here rely on that support. The school sits outside the town of New Haven, a small Missouri River community roughly seventy miles west of St. Louis. New Haven has a historic downtown strip, a branch of the regional library, and a German-heritage character tied to the Hermann American Viticultural Area; its population has grown steadily in recent decades, though no major new housing developments were identified in available searches. The district itself did not appear to have recent bond measures or curriculum overhauls that a parent would need to track.
On state assessments, Campbellton’s picture is mixed. Third graders in both English language arts and math posted strong proficiency rates, and fourth graders did the same in ELA. These are genuinely encouraging numbers and suggest that early elementary instruction is solid. Fifth grade math, however, was a notable soft spot, with a low proficiency rate that a parent would want to understand better. Results for several other grade-subject combinations were suppressed, meaning the tested group was too small to report publicly; that is common in a school this size and does not signal anything negative, but it does leave gaps in the performance picture. Science results for fifth grade were also suppressed. Overall, when the reported results are combined into a single proficiency index, Campbellton sits in the top quartile relative to other districts in Franklin County. That is a favorable position, but the index is built from only a handful of grade-level scores, so it should be weighed with some caution.
No data was available on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access, and program offerings such as art, music, or gifted education were not listed in the provided materials. Because the school serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. A parent looking for after-school activities or enrichment options may need to ask the school directly.
This is a school that works well for families who value a small, rural setting with low economic diversity and a racially homogeneous peer group. The early academic foundation in reading and math is a real strength. The fifth grade math results are a point of concern; any family considering this school should ask how the school supports students who fall behind in that grade and what interventions are in place. The suppressed data also means that a full view of academic performance is hard to assemble from public sources alone. For a family that wants a tight-knit elementary experience in a growing but still small river town, Campbellton offers a straightforward option with some clear bright spots and one clear area to investigate further.
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