ELLISON ELEM.

ELLISON ELEM. is a moderately sized K-5 school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, overseen by ST. JOSEPH. The school enrolls 343 students in grades K through 6.

ST. JOSEPH runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 10,430 students. ELLISON ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ELLISON ELEM. shows that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest is composed of 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELLISON ELEM. reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at ELLISON ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Buchanan County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELLISON ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 64.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Buchanan County put median household income runs about $62,158, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Buchanan County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students), ELLISON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

RIVERBEND TREATMENT CTR. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELLISON ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. ELLISON ELEM.'s enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 343). The White share of enrollment decreased from 78% to 65% over that span.

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