Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPE GIRARDEAU 63·NCES 290712002722
BLANCHARD ELEM.
1829 N SPRIGG ST, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701 · (573) 335-3030 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
326 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CAPE GIRARDEAU 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
57.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.2% | 34.4% | 28.5% | 6.7% |
| Math | 31.3% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 14.4% |
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 | 64.6% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 65.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 49.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 39 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 BLANCHARD ELEM.
BLANCHARD ELEM.'s state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCHARD ELEM. this school | 326 | 100.0% | 61.0% |
| HALE COOK ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 344 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| EAST ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 286 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
| H. BYRON MASTERSON ELEM. KENNETT | 417 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR. SIKESTON | 403 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SOUTH ELEM. KENNETT | 420 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
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 BLANCHARD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cape Girardeau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #130 of 1,002 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #194 of 1,019 ▼ 39 | #2 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #95 of 1,018 ▼ 50 | #2 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #228 of 943 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #615 of 1,294 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #253 of 950 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #98 of 953 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #39 of 1,165 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #237 of 684 | #5 of 10 |
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
326
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 326 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 27.9 | 10.9:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 99% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 29.6 | 13.4:1 | 71% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 72% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 73% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 72% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLANCHARD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (395 to 326); teachers down 6% (29.6 to 27.9).
About BLANCHARD ELEM.
BLANCHARD ELEM. is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. Its 326 students are spread across pre-K through 4.
CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 4,310 students.
White students are the largest group at BLANCHARD ELEM., with 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 36 points below the 85% share among Cape Girardeau County residents. BLANCHARD ELEM. has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BLANCHARD ELEM. operates with 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. BLANCHARD ELEM. reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Cape Girardeau County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
BLANCHARD ELEM. is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BLANCHARD ELEM. is +38.5 points, in the top 10% of Missouri. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.0%, and the predicted rate is 22.4%.
Federal survey data for Cape Girardeau County show that median household income is about $68,464, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BLANCHARD ELEM. is among the 27 public schools in Cape Girardeau County.
The shortest distance from BLANCHARD ELEM. to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to GIRARDOT CENTER FOR YOUTH. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, BLANCHARD ELEM. ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 310 in 2020-21 and 326 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.
The BLANCHARD ELEM. community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cape Girardeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,278 students
- CENTRAL JR. HIGHMiddle · 633 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 623 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 494 students
- CLIPPARD ELEM.Elementary · 383 students
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.Elementary · 332 students
Other schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,278 students
- CENTRAL JR. HIGHMiddle · 633 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 623 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 494 students
- CLIPPARD ELEM.Elementary · 383 students
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.Elementary · 332 students
Other BLANCHARD Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named BLANCHARD Elementary. BLANCHARD ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolBlanchard, OK · 543 students
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 451 students
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 363 students
- Blanchard ElementarySanta Paula, CA · 317 students
Nearby schools
- GIRARDOT CENTER FOR YOUTH1.2 mi · 24
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.1.6 mi · 332
- CENTRAL MIDDLE1.7 mi · 623
- CENTRAL JR. HIGH1.9 mi · 633
- CLIPPARD ELEM.2.3 mi · 383
- FRANKLIN ELEM.2.3 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About BLANCHARD ELEM.How large is BLANCHARD ELEM.?
BLANCHARD ELEM. enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-04.
Is BLANCHARD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLANCHARD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at BLANCHARD ELEM.?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at BLANCHARD ELEM..
What is the student diversity at BLANCHARD ELEM.?
Student demographics at BLANCHARD ELEM. are roughly 49% White, 8% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is BLANCHARD ELEM. in?
BLANCHARD ELEM. is part of CAPE GIRARDEAU 63.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.