Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001654
COLEMAN ELEM.
3312 BECK RD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506 · (816) 671-4100 · Buchanan County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
388 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
66.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-37 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
% White
50%
was 47%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
9%
was 17%
% Asian
2%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About COLEMAN ELEM.
COLEMAN ELEM. is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, part of ST. JOSEPH. The school hosts 388 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
Within ST. JOSEPH, which oversees 22 schools and 10,430 students, COLEMAN ELEM. is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, COLEMAN ELEM. shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 11% Pacific Islander, 9% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at COLEMAN ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Buchanan County's rate of about 69%.
After controlling for student poverty, COLEMAN ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 62.7%.
Around the school, Buchanan County reports that median household income runs about $62,158, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Buchanan County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students), of which COLEMAN ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is FIELD ELEM., roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COLEMAN ELEM.. On composite proficiency, COLEMAN ELEM. comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLEMAN ELEM. has shrank 9%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 17% to 9% across the same window.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- FIELD ELEM.0.9 mi · 336
- BODE MIDDLE1.1 mi · 488
- EDISON ELEM.1.5 mi · 362
- CENTRAL HIGH1.6 mi · 1,733
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr1.8 mi · 232
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.8 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About COLEMAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at COLEMAN ELEM.?
COLEMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does COLEMAN ELEM. serve?
COLEMAN ELEM. serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLEMAN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLEMAN ELEM. is approximately 12.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLEMAN ELEM.?
At COLEMAN ELEM., the student body is approximately 50% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is COLEMAN ELEM. in?
COLEMAN ELEM. is part of ST. JOSEPH.
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