Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001790
DELAWARE ELEM.
1505 S DELAWARE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 · (417) 523-3700 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
215 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -12.4pp since 2021
Math
25.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.3% | 17.6% | 36.9% | 33.0% |
| Math | 12.3% | 13.0% | 26.1% | 48.4% |
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 | 29.9% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 35.6% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 DELAWARE ELEM.
DELAWARE ELEM.'s state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELAWARE ELEM. this school | 347 | 62.0% | 28.8% |
| LOUISIANA ELEM. LOUISIANA | 343 | 61.8% | 39.0% |
| BUSH ELEM. FULTON | 312 | 61.5% | 28.1% |
| JEFFRIES ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 405 | 64.9% | 38.5% |
| KELSEY NORMAN ELEM. JOPLIN | 300 | 63.7% | 40.9% |
| WEBSTER PRIMARY CTR. WEBB CITY | 356 | 61.8% | N/A |
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 DELAWARE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #759 of 1,002 | #41 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #820 of 1,019 ▼ 36 | #40 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #794 of 1,018 ▼ 140 | #43 of 49 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.4pp | #49 of 943 | #3 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #552 of 1,294 | #28 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #383 of 950 | #12 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #370 of 953 | #22 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #413 of 1,165 | #21 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.7% | #12 of 251 | #1 of 15 |
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
347
+114 (+49%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 347 | 28.1 | 12.3:1 | 62% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 68% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 28.4 | 10.7:1 | 66% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 63% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 23.5 | 10.0:1 | 64% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 67% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 56% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 27% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DELAWARE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (235 to 347); teachers up 20% (23.5 to 28.1).
About DELAWARE ELEM.
The public elementary school DELAWARE ELEM. is located in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 347 students in 2024-25.
SPRINGFIELD R-XII oversees DELAWARE ELEM. and 53 other schools, with 24,450 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show DELAWARE ELEM. is 71% White. Next come 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Teacher count: 28.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. Among public schools in Greene County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.7%. DELAWARE ELEM. scores 28.8%.
In Greene County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,479, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 97 public schools and about 42,423 students.
ROUNTREE ELEM. is the nearest public school to DELAWARE ELEM., about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. DELAWARE ELEM. comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
DELAWARE ELEM. enrolled 233 in 2020-21 and 347 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (10.1:1).
The discussion board for DELAWARE ELEM. is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other DELAWARE Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named DELAWARE Elementary. DELAWARE ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Delaware ElementaryDes Moines, IA · 440 students
- Delaware Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 379 students
Nearby schools
- ROUNTREE ELEM.0.7 mi · 210
- SUNSHINE ELEM.1.2 mi · 353
- BINGHAM ELEM.1.4 mi · 429
- DATEMA HOUSE1.4 mi · 10
- JARRETT MIDDLE1.4 mi · 483
- HOLLAND ELEM.1.5 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About DELAWARE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at DELAWARE ELEM.?
DELAWARE ELEM. enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-05.
Is DELAWARE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
DELAWARE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DELAWARE ELEM.?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at DELAWARE ELEM..
How diverse is DELAWARE ELEM.?
DELAWARE ELEM. reports a student body of 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees DELAWARE ELEM.?
DELAWARE ELEM. is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
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