Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001650
ELLISON ELEM.
45 SE 85TH RD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64507 · (816) 667-5316 · Buchanan County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
14.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
131 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 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
55%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
59.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.9pp since 2021
Math
67.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.2% | 26.9% | 28.0% | 12.6% |
| Math | 43.9% | 23.8% | 17.4% | 14.8% |
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 | 59.1% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 66.2% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 66.8% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 ELLISON ELEM.
ELLISON ELEM.'s state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLISON ELEM. this school | 343 | 38.2% | 62.2% |
| DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD | 371 | 44.5% | 66.0% |
| FOREST PARK ELEM. O'FALLON | 436 | 35.1% | 41.5% |
| JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. O'FALLON | 412 | 36.7% | N/A |
| FIELD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 401 | 32.4% | 43.5% |
| WILDER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 326 | 39.6% | 50.3% |
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 ELLISON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #109 of 1,002 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #72 of 1,019 ▲ 7 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #167 of 1,018 ▲ 39 | #1 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #370 of 943 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #567 of 1,294 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #778 of 950 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #264 of 953 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #837 of 1,165 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #245 of 251 | N/A |
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
343
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 343 | 23.4 | 14.6:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 22.1 | 16.3:1 | 39% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 18 | 19.8:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 24.5 | 13.9:1 | 43% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 36% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 32% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 18% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 18 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELLISON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (341 to 343); teachers down 4% (24.5 to 23.4).
About ELLISON ELEM.
ELLISON ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school located in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. Its 343 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
ELLISON ELEM. is one school in ST. JOSEPH, a system of 22 schools with 10,430 students.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at ELLISON ELEM. combined. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Buchanan County, the White share is about 81%. ELLISON ELEM. has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. The rate at public schools in Buchanan County averages 69%, higher than here.
ELLISON ELEM. is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
ELLISON ELEM. scores 16.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 62.2% actual versus 45.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Buchanan County this way: median household income is about $62,158, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 36 public schools in Buchanan County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,825.
The closest public school, RIVERBEND TREATMENT CTR., is about 2.6 miles from ELLISON ELEM.. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, ELLISON ELEM. ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, ELLISON ELEM. is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
ELLISON ELEM. saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 19.8:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The ELLISON ELEM. community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ELLISON Elementary schools
One other US public school is named ELLISON Elementary. ELLISON ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ellison Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 780 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERBEND TREATMENT CTR.2.6 mi · 17
- OAK GROVE ELEM4.2 mi · 502
- SKAITH ELEM.4.6 mi · 398
- PICKETT ELEM.5.2 mi · 250
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE5.4 mi · 167
- COLEMAN ELEM.5.4 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About ELLISON ELEM.How large is ELLISON ELEM.?
ELLISON ELEM. enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-06.
Is ELLISON ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELLISON ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does ELLISON ELEM. have?
ELLISON ELEM. employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is ELLISON ELEM.?
ELLISON ELEM. reports a student body of 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is ELLISON ELEM. public or private?
ELLISON 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.