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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION R-XI·NCES 293057002098
CENTRAL ELEM.
2 E SPRINGFIELD, UNION, MO 63084 · (636) 583-3152 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
338 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 76 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 UNION R-XI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.8pp since 2021
Math
63.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.1% | 31.7% | 34.3% | 8.7% |
| Math | 29.9% | 33.2% | 20.4% | 16.4% |
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 | 56.8% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 54.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 48.7% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 16 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 CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM.'s state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEM. this school | 643 | 52.6% | 56.2% |
| MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM. MOUNTAIN GROVE | 658 | 55.0% | 51.1% |
| LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM. ST JAMES | 681 | 51.8% | 48.8% |
| DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY CAMDENTON | 592 | 49.3% | N/A |
| VINELAND ELEM. DESOTO | 653 | 55.7% | 53.1% |
| HOLDEN ELEM. HOLDEN | 540 | 51.1% | 47.5% |
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 CENTRAL ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #189 of 1,002 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #126 of 1,019 ▲ 125 | #6 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #205 of 1,018 ▲ 65 | #8 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #75 of 943 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #45 of 1,294 | #1 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #211 of 950 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #675 of 953 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #587 of 1,165 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #353 of 684 | #7 of 12 |
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
643
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 643 | 56.1 | 11.5:1 | 53% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 48.6 | 12.4:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 49% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 37% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 60.5 | 12.2:1 | 53% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 60 | 13.1:1 | 47% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 797 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 51% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 40% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (738 to 643); teachers down 7% (60.5 to 56.1).
About CENTRAL ELEM.
CENTRAL ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in UNION, Missouri. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 643 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Missouri have about 315 students on average; enrollment here is 104% higher.
UNION R-XI (5 schools, 3,120 students) runs CENTRAL ELEM..
White students are 89% of those enrolled at CENTRAL ELEM.. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Franklin County, where about 89% of residents are White. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at CENTRAL ELEM. are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The school has 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Federal data show 53% of students (338) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Franklin County is 10 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CENTRAL ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools. It scores 56.2%; the prediction is 40.2%.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $73,165 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Franklin County number 41, with about 15,025 students.
Measured in a straight line, UNION MIDDLE is about 0.5 miles from CENTRAL ELEM.. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, CENTRAL ELEM. is ahead of the 44.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
NCES describes the area around CENTRAL ELEM. as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (640) and 2024-25 (643). The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for CENTRAL ELEM. lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION R-XI
- UNION HIGHHigh · 956 students
- UNION MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- BEAUFORT ELEM.Elementary · 322 students
Other schools in UNION
- UNION HIGHHigh · 956 students
- UNION MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- Clearview ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- AUTUMN HILL SCHOOLCombined · 32 students
Other CENTRAL Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named CENTRAL Elementary. CENTRAL ELEM. is the 13th largest of the 152.
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.PARK HILLS, MO · 530 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.DEXTER, MO · 447 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.WESTON, MO · 354 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.PIERCE CITY, MO · 341 students
Nearby schools
- UNION MIDDLE0.5 mi · 704
- AUTUMN HILL SCHOOL0.9 mi · 32
- UNION HIGH1.2 mi · 956
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 495
- Clearview Elementary2.5 mi · 295
- BEAUFORT ELEM.7.1 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEM.How large is CENTRAL ELEM.?
CENTRAL ELEM. enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CENTRAL ELEM. serve?
CENTRAL ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL ELEM.?
Student demographics at CENTRAL ELEM. are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is CENTRAL ELEM. in?
CENTRAL ELEM. is part of UNION R-XI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.