Serving 320 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Bel-nor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Missouri for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 was higher than the Missouri state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment was 99% of the student body (majority Black), which was higher than the Missouri state average of 31% (majority Black).
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