Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001782
BISSETT ELEM.
3014 W CALHOUN, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 523-2800 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
163 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +22.2pp since 2021
Math
24.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 26.4% | 32.3% | 26.4% |
| Math | 7.8% | 16.6% | 41.1% | 34.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 29.6% |
| 2021-22 | 18.9% | 21.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BISSETT ELEM.
BISSETT ELEM.'s state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSETT ELEM. this school | 187 | 87.2% | 30.5% |
| YORK ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 225 | 88.0% | 37.6% |
| BOWERMAN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 275 | 88.7% | 23.5% |
| WEAVER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 264 | 89.8% | 21.4% |
| EUGENE FIELD ELEM. HANNIBAL | 190 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
| MCGREGOR ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 286 | 86.0% | 19.5% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BISSETT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #734 of 1,002 | #39 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #828 of 1,019 ▼ 111 | #41 of 49 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #572 of 1,018 ▲ 169 | #35 of 49 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.8pp | #57 of 943 | #4 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #978 of 1,294 | #49 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #241 of 1,165 | #4 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #141 of 684 | #5 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
187
-45 (-19%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 187 | 16.5 | 11.3:1 | 87% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 87% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 86% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 82% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 20.7 | 11.8:1 | 84% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 80% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 84% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 79% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BISSETT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (243 to 187); teachers down 20% (20.7 to 16.5).
About BISSETT ELEM.
BISSETT ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, under SPRINGFIELD R-XII. In all, 187 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 41% below the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri.
The district for BISSETT ELEM. is SPRINGFIELD R-XII, with 54 schools and 24,450 students.
At BISSETT ELEM., 58% of students are White. Other students are 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Greene County residents. The diversity index for BISSETT ELEM. is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 87%. The rate at public schools in Greene County averages 47%, lower than here.
BISSETT ELEM. is 3.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.5% versus 27.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the surrounding county, Greene County, median household income comes to about $61,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 97 public schools and about 42,423 students.
YORK ELEM. is about 1.0 miles from BISSETT ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, BISSETT ELEM. ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
From 232 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 187 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the BISSETT ELEM. community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Nearby schools
- YORK ELEM.1.0 mi · 225
- Arthur Mallory Early Childhood1.1 mi · 143
- WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 399
- WESTPORT ELEM.1.1 mi · 351
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.1.5 mi · 395
- WILLIAMS ELEM.1.6 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About BISSETT ELEM.How many students attend BISSETT ELEM.?
BISSETT ELEM. enrolls approximately 187 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BISSETT ELEM. serve?
BISSETT ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BISSETT ELEM. have?
BISSETT ELEM. employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BISSETT ELEM.?
Student demographics at BISSETT ELEM. are roughly 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is BISSETT ELEM. in?
BISSETT ELEM. is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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