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Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIXA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 292253002504
ESPY ELEM.
220 South Gregg Road, NIXA, MO 65714 · (417) 724-6820 · Christian County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
133 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 25% larger than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Nixa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
74.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.1% | 29.6% | 31.2% | 3.9% |
| Math | 46.0% | 28.9% | 20.3% | 4.6% |
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 | 64.7% | 74.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 68.4% |
| 2021-22 | 67.6% | 69.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 23 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 ESPY ELEM.
ESPY ELEM.'s state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPY ELEM. this school | 371 | 35.8% | 69.6% |
| ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM. ARNOLD | 386 | 33.2% | 50.2% |
| LONE DELL ELEM. ARNOLD | 381 | 38.6% | 52.4% |
| STERLING ELEM. WARRENSBURG | 399 | 39.1% | 39.6% |
| MATHEWS ELEM. NIXA | 457 | 32.4% | 67.7% |
| LEWIS CLARK ELEM. ST PETERS | 426 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
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 ESPY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #46 of 1,002 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #23 of 1,019 ▼ 2 | #2 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #92 of 1,018 ▼ 24 | #8 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #482 of 943 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #474 of 1,294 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #236 of 950 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #488 of 953 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #871 of 1,165 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #531 of 684 | #6 of 7 |
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
371
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 371 | 32.1 | 11.6:1 | 36% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 33.4 | 12.0:1 | 37% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 31.5 | 12.7:1 | 43% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 38% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 32.6 | 12.1:1 | 34% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 39% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 34% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 30% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ESPY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (396 to 371); teachers down 2% (32.6 to 32.1).
About ESPY ELEM.
ESPY ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in NIXA, Missouri. The school's enrollment of 371 students covers kindergarten through 4.
Nixa Public Schools operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,792 students.
White students are the majority at ESPY ELEM., with 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 91% White. ESPY ELEM.'s diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 32.1 full-time equivalents, or about 11.6 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 36%.
BeatsExpectations places ESPY ELEM. in the top 10% of Missouri schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 23.1 points above it (69.6% actual, 46.5% predicted).
Christian County has about 92,915 residents, and the median household income is $83,437, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Christian County has 33 public schools and roughly 16,175 students.
The nearest other public school, MATHEWS ELEM., is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ESPY ELEM. is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put ESPY ELEM. in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 58 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.6:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nixa Public Schools
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
Other schools in NIXA
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 1,033 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- MATHEWS ELEM.0.5 mi · 457
- NIXA HIGH0.8 mi · 2,041
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.1 mi · 88
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.1 mi · 194
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGH1.5 mi · 1,033
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER1.5 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About ESPY ELEM.How large is ESPY ELEM.?
ESPY ELEM. enrolls approximately 371 students in grades KG-04.
Is ESPY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ESPY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does ESPY ELEM. have?
ESPY ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ESPY ELEM.?
Student demographics at ESPY ELEM. are roughly 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is ESPY ELEM. in?
ESPY ELEM. is part of Nixa Public Schools.
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