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Peculiar Elementary

Summary:

Peculiar Elementary is a public elementary school serving 389 students in grades K-5 in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II school district in Peculiar, Missouri. The school has been rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, ranking in the middle of Missouri elementary schools.

Peculiar Elementary stands out in several ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of white students (80.21%) compared to the more diverse student populations at other district schools like Creekmoor Elementary and Timber Creek Elementary. Peculiar Elementary also serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 38.05% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 23.71% to 43.24% at other district schools. However, Peculiar Elementary's test scores on the MAP assessments are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and English language arts.

Despite these challenges, Peculiar Elementary may have some advantages. The school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12:1, suggesting more individualized attention for students. Additionally, Peculiar Elementary's performance has been steadily declining over the past several years, from 346 out of 1,032 Missouri elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 411 out of 898 in 2022-2023. This presents an opportunity for the school to implement targeted interventions and support for economically disadvantaged students, potentially leveraging its small class sizes to improve student outcomes and narrow the achievement gap.


Detail:

Public K-5

 201 E 3rd St
       Peculiar, MO  64078-0789

(816) 892-1650

District: Raymore-Peculiar R-II

SchoolDigger Rank:
411th of 898 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,416 Help


Students who attend Peculiar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Raymore-Peculiar South Middle
High:    Raymore-Peculiar Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  389

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.2%
Two or more races:
9.8%
Hispanic:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Peculiar Elementary ranks better than 54.2% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.61. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.2%), two or more races (9.8%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peculiar Elementary is 12, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peculiar Elementary is $10,416, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Peculiar Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Peculiar Elementary 411th of 898 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Peculiar Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Raymore-Peculiar R-II:

SchoolDigger ranks Raymore-Peculiar R-II 70th of 376 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Peculiar Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Peculiar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.79 403rd 1074 62.5%
2007 58.14 424th 1080 60.7%
2008 60.66 377th 1084 65.2%
2009 52.19 533rd 1053 49.4%
2010 51.18 564th 1066 47.1%
2011 69.07 289th 1088 73.4%
2012 67.82 321st 1085 70.4%
2013 53.75 530th 1108 52.2%
2014 43.47 676th 1089 37.9%
2015 45.72 621st 1058 41.3%
2016 38.73 580th 865 32.9%
2017 66.17 346th 1032 66.5%
2018 49.93 515th 1045 50.7%
2019 61.32 381st 1052 63.8%
2021 57.61 379th 901 57.9%
2022 56.67 392nd 908 56.8%
2023 53.61 411th 898 54.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peculiar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.19 437th 887 50.7%
2019 30.82 712th 907 21.5%
2021 39.02 337th 574 41.3%
2022 64.13 124th 532 76.7%
2023 38.88 381st 611 37.6%
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Rank History for White students at Peculiar Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.50 586th 898 34.7%
2019 45.30 490th 917 46.6%
2021 51.83 324th 691 53.1%
2022 42.83 400th 675 40.7%
2023 41.33 392nd 673 41.8%
See the entire list of Best Missouri Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, April 22, 2016

Open Quote My kids have been going to this school for 3 years and they do not have a 14 to 1 student to teacher ratio. Look at the yearbook and you can see the true ratio. My kids have always had at least 20 kids in a class, and up to 23. Part of the year a college kid may come help the teacher, but it's not a certified teacher. They don't even have enough staff to provide reading intervention to all the kids who need help. Only the worst of the worst get the help needed. And because of all the kids who need help with reading, they don't have anyone to provide math intervention to kids who are struggling. They need more teachers.

If they really did have a 14-1 teacher to student ratio then they probably wouldn't have so many kids who need help, and kids being told they don't have room for them.

The teachers try and are good people - but 20+ kids in each class is too much!! And they need 4-6 interventionists to help kids with reading and math. I think they currently have one for the whole school. Close Quote


by a citizen
Friday, March 25, 2011

Open Quote I WENT TO SCHOOL THERE STARTING 1945 TO 1948 FIRST AND SECOND GRADES Close Quote



Enrollment information for Peculiar Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 504 504
1992 502 51 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 554
1993 414 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1994 417 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1995 447 5 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 458
1996 447 5 4 1 1 n/a n/a 0 458
1997 439 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1998 617 6 6 6 5 n/a n/a 0 640
1999 593 11 6 4 5 n/a n/a 0 619
2000 435 5 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2001 440 5 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2002 495 7 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 510
2003 495 7 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 510
2004 464 15 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2005 467 18 2 7 3 n/a n/a 0 497
2006 446 16 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2007 366 8 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2008 324 6 2 13 0 n/a n/a 0 345
2009 322 14 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 350
2010 318 16 1 17 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2011 304 9 0 13 0 0 1 0 327
2012 286 9 0 12 0 0 1 0 308
2013 286 14 0 6 0 0 3 0 309
2014 301 10 1 7 3 0 5 0 327
2015 293 10 0 2 2 0 10 0 317
2016 286 6 0 5 2 0 15 0 314
2017 282 3 0 11 3 0 9 0 308
2018 322 2 0 20 2 0 15 0 361
2019 311 2 0 20 1 1 17 0 352
2020 286 1 0 18 0 1 21 0 327
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 844 844
2022 339 22 0 31 1 0 36 0 429
2023 312 14 1 24 0 0 38 0 389

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Peculiar Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 504 28.8 17.5 n/a
1992 554 29.8 18.5 14.6
1993 419 27.0 15.5 26.7
1994 420 25.5 16.5 23.1
1995 458 27.7 16.5 18.6
1996 458 27.7 16.5 18.6
1997 446 28.4 15.7 18.2
1998 640 36.8 17.4 13.9
1999 619 38.4 16.1 18.3
2000 448 34.5 13.0 19.6
2001 452 33.5 13.5 0
2002 510 36.5 14.0 27.6
2003 510 36.5 14.0 27.6
2004 490 34.0 14.4 38.6
2005 497 35.4 14.0 35.8
2006 478 34.5 13.9 39.1
2007 387 32.0 12.1 31
2008 345 27.0 12.8 31
2009 350 25.5 13.7 31.1
2010 352 n/a n/a 37.5
2011 327 23.1 14.1 37
2012 308 21.7 14.1 39.3
2013 309 22.0 14.0 44
2014 327 23.0 14.2 40.4
2015 317 23.0 13.7 30.9
2016 314 23.0 13.6 29.3
2017 308 23.0 13.3 31.8
2018 361 26.1 13.8 32.1
2019 352 25.6 13.7 33.5
2020 327 25.8 12.6 33.3
2021 844 52.3 16.1 37.3
2022 429 34.7 12.3 33.6
2023 389 32.3 12.0 38

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Peculiar Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 504 28.8 17.5 n/a
1992 554 29.8 18.5 14.6
1993 419 27.0 15.5 26.7
1994 420 25.5 16.5 23.1
1995 458 27.7 16.5 18.6
1996 458 27.7 16.5 18.6
1997 446 28.4 15.7 18.2
1998 640 36.8 17.4 13.9
1999 619 38.4 16.1 18.3
2000 448 34.5 13.0 19.6
2001 452 33.5 13.5 0
2002 510 36.5 14.0 27.6
2003 510 36.5 14.0 27.6
2004 490 34.0 14.4 38.6
2005 497 35.4 14.0 35.8
2006 478 34.5 13.9 39.1
2007 387 32.0 12.1 31
2008 345 27.0 12.8 31
2009 350 25.5 13.7 31.1
2010 352 n/a n/a 37.5
2011 327 23.1 14.1 37
2012 308 21.7 14.1 39.3
2013 309 22.0 14.0 44
2014 327 23.0 14.2 40.4
2015 317 23.0 13.7 30.9
2016 314 23.0 13.6 29.3
2017 308 23.0 13.3 31.8
2018 361 26.1 13.8 32.1
2019 352 25.6 13.7 33.5
2020 327 25.8 12.6 33.3
2021 844 52.3 16.1 37.3
2022 429 34.7 12.3 33.6
2023 389 32.3 12.0 38

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Peculiar Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $570 (5.9%) $9,035 (94.1%) $9,605
2020 $479 (4.5%) $10,165 (95.5%) $10,644
2021 $751 (10.7%) $6,284 (89.3%) $7,036
2022 $1,163 (11.2%) $9,253 (88.8%) $10,416

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Peculiar Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 381st of 1052 Elementary schoolsRanks 411th of 898 Elementary schools
 9.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Peculiar Elementary)5041.9
 8.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)53.239.9
 13.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)4641.1
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Peculiar Elementary)60.938.2
 22.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)59.342.9
 16.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)48.742.4
 6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Peculiar Elementary)45.635.4
 10.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)51.949.7
 2.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)46.843.8
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Peculiar Elementary)50.937
 13.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)56.947.5
 9.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)49.345.9
 3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Peculiar Elementary)43.555.7
 12.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)48.155.6
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)40.339.1
 1.2%
5th Grade Science (Peculiar Elementary)53.651.4
 2.2%
   5th Grade Science (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)58.159.2
 1.1%
   5th Grade Science (Missouri)42.540.9
 1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Peculiar Elementary)47.834.3
 13.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Raymore-Peculiar R-II)56.347.3
 9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)47.144.1
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students352389
 10.5%
African American214
 600%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic2024
 20%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White311312
 0.3%
Two or More Races1738
 123.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.5%38%
 4.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Peculiar Elementary

Students who attend Peculiar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raymore-Peculiar South Middle
High : Raymore-Peculiar Senior High

Peculiar Elementary ranks 411th of 898 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Peculiar Elementary are 80% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 389 students attended Peculiar Elementary.


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