Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001649
EDISON ELEM.
515 N 22ND, ST JOSEPH, MO 64501 · (816) 671-4110 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
362 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
36.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
41.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.7% | 23.0% | 41.7% | 21.4% |
| Math | 26.9% | 14.8% | 31.3% | 26.9% |
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 | 36.7% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 33.1% | 29.9% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 EDISON ELEM.
EDISON ELEM.'s state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDISON ELEM. this school | 362 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| COLEMAN ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 388 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| PARKWAY ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 438 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| LINDBERGH ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 431 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| SKAITH ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 398 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| HOSEA ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 422 | 100.0% | 25.7% |
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 EDISON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #736 of 1,002 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #517 of 1,019 ▲ 239 | #6 of 15 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #673 of 1,018 ▲ 153 | #7 of 15 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #179 of 943 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #506 of 1,294 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #242 of 950 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #62 of 953 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #155 of 1,165 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #328 of 684 | #5 of 12 |
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
362
+49 (+16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
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 | 362 | 31.3 | 11.6:1 | 100% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 29.6 | 13.1:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 22.9 | 12.6:1 | 99% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 33.6 | 12.5:1 | 71% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 84% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 83% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 78% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDISON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (420 to 362); teachers down 7% (33.6 to 31.3).
About EDISON ELEM.
EDISON ELEM. is a public elementary school run by ST. JOSEPH in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The school counted 362 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
EDISON ELEM. belongs to ST. JOSEPH, a district of 22 schools and 10,430 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at EDISON ELEM., more than any other group. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 81% of Buchanan County residents are White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at EDISON ELEM. are from different groups.
EDISON ELEM. has 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Buchanan County, the average eligibility rate is 69%.
EDISON ELEM. earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, EDISON ELEM. is 7.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
The school is in Buchanan County, where the median household earns about $62,158 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Buchanan County, 36 public schools serve about 11,825 students.
BODE MIDDLE is about 0.4 miles from EDISON ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. EDISON ELEM. places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
EDISON ELEM. falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 49 students, from 313 to 362. Students per teacher dropped from 13.0 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
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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
Other EDISON Elementary schools
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- Edison ElementaryOntario, CA · 736 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 630 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 583 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolWilloughby, OH · 543 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 528 students
Nearby schools
- BODE MIDDLE0.4 mi · 488
- CENTRAL HIGH0.5 mi · 1,733
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr1.2 mi · 232
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.3 mi · 486
- LAFAYETTE HIGH1.4 mi · 644
- FIELD ELEM.1.4 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About EDISON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at EDISON ELEM.?
EDISON ELEM. enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does EDISON ELEM. serve?
EDISON ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EDISON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EDISON ELEM. is approximately 11.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EDISON ELEM.?
Student demographics at EDISON ELEM. are roughly 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is EDISON ELEM. public or private?
EDISON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JOSEPH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.