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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE CO. R-III·NCES 292523002024
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.
1701 BRANCH ST, PLATTE CITY, MO 64079 · (816) 858-5977 · Platte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
132 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
62.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.2% | 34.2% | 30.1% | 7.3% |
| Math | 28.8% | 28.8% | 26.6% | 15.5% |
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 | 62.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 55.9% |
| 2022-23 | 54.4% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 58.4% | 55.9% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.'s state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. this school | 679 | 19.4% | 57.8% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 599 | 16.4% | 54.1% |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. LIBERTY | 517 | 20.1% | 62.4% |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY Platte City | 527 | 22.0% | 53.3% |
| UNION CHAPEL ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 609 | 14.6% | 62.0% |
| PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 567 | 15.3% | 52.8% |
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 DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #167 of 1,002 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #193 of 1,019 ▲ 34 | #4 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #122 of 1,018 ▲ 25 | #6 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #390 of 943 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #29 of 1,294 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #820 of 950 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #513 of 953 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #1,042 of 1,165 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #638 of 684 | #13 of 13 |
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
679
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+89% since 2000-01, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 679 | 45.3 | 15.0:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 48.1 | 12.6:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 49.1 | 13.5:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 47.4 | 14.7:1 | 24% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 17% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 12% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (696 to 679); teachers down 4% (47.4 to 45.3).
About DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school in Missouri, with an address in PLATTE CITY. It teaches 679 students in pre-K through 5. It has 116% more students than the average for elementary schools in Missouri (about 315).
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. reports to PLATTE CO. R-III, which has 7 schools and 4,374 students.
A large majority of enrollment at DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. is White, at 81%. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among Platte County residents, the White share is about 79%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The school has 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. The school reported 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Platte County averages 27%, higher than here.
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 57.8% actual against 52.6% predicted.
Census data for Platte County show the median household earns about $96,227 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Platte County number 37, with about 17,612 students.
PLATTE COUNTY HIGH, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (664) to 2024-25 (679).
The DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLATTE CO. R-III
- PLATTE COUNTY HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- PLATTE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 646 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 527 students
- PATHFINDER ELEM.Elementary · 409 students
- Platte Purchase Middle SchoolMiddle · 368 students
- Barry SchoolElementary · 348 students
Other schools in PLATTE CITY
- PLATTE COUNTY HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- PLATTE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 646 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 527 students
- NORTHLAND CAREER CTR.High
Nearby schools
- PLATTE COUNTY HIGH0.2 mi · 1,397
- PLATTE CITY MIDDLE0.2 mi · 646
- COMPASS ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 527
- NORTH PLATTE ELEM.6.8 mi · 105
- Eisenhower Elem7.7 mi · 317
- Earl Lawson Early Education Center7.9 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.How many students attend DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.?
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-05.
Is DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. have?
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.?
Student demographics at DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. in?
DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM. is part of PLATTE CO. R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.