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.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.