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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROLLA 31·NCES 292689001631
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.
402 LANNING LN, ROLLA, MO 65401 · (573) 458-0190 · Phelps County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
211 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 91 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 23% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 ROLLA 31. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
55.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.6% | 21.5% | 33.3% | 21.5% |
| Math | 23.6% | 32.2% | 27.9% | 16.1% |
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 | 45.1% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 61.6% | 71.2% |
| 2021-22 | 50.6% | 55.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.'s state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. this school | 441 | 47.8% | 51.0% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. ROLLA | 440 | 50.7% | 48.0% |
| DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD | 371 | 44.5% | 66.0% |
| STERLING ELEM. WARRENSBURG | 399 | 39.1% | 39.6% |
| GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. ST LOUIS | 562 | 38.3% | 39.2% |
| SOUTH ELEM. JACKSON | 433 | 47.1% | 45.8% |
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 COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Phelps County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #290 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #222 of 1,019 ▼ 43 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #466 of 1,018 ▲ 69 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #287 of 943 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #272 of 1,294 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #455 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #490 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #690 of 1,165 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #306 of 684 | N/A |
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
441
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 441 | 34.5 | 12.8:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 35.8 | 12.7:1 | 47% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 36.8 | 13.1:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 38.2 | 13.5:1 | 49% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 51% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 45% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (516 to 441); teachers down 10% (38.2 to 34.5).
About COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. runs as a medium-sized elementary school in ROLLA, Missouri. The school had 441 students in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
The 6 schools of ROLLA 31, including COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM., enroll 4,161 students.
White students are the majority at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM., with 79% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. was 12.8:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. For comparison, public schools in Phelps County average 49%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. is 9.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.0%. Predicted: 42.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Phelps County show that the median household income is $58,396, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM., Phelps County has 14 other public schools.
The closest public school to COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. is B W ROBINSON SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 26 fewer students in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Phelps County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,194
Census ACS
Median income
$58,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROLLA 31
- ROLLA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,398 students
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- ROLLA JR. HIGHMiddle · 577 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- ROLLA TECHNICAL CTR.High
Other schools in ROLLA
- ROLLA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,398 students
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- ROLLA JR. HIGHMiddle · 577 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOLCombined · 28 students
Nearby schools
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOL0.1 mi · 28
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.1.3 mi · 440
- ROLLA SR. HIGH1.4 mi · 1,398
- ROLLA MIDDLE1.6 mi · 857
- ROLLA JR. HIGH1.6 mi · 577
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.2.0 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.How large is COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.?
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-03.
Is COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.?
At COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM., the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.?
COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. is overseen by ROLLA 31 in Phelps County.
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