Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSAGE CO. R-III·NCES 293183002229
FATIMA ELEM.
143 E MAIN, WESTPHALIA, MO 65085 · (573) 455-2395 · Osage County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
52 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
FATIMA ELEM.→FATIMA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OSAGE CO. R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -15.6pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-75 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.8:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FATIMA ELEM.
Located at 143 E MAIN, in WESTPHALIA, Missouri, FATIMA ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary campus that works with 256 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within OSAGE CO. R-III.
OSAGE CO. R-III runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 738 students. FATIMA ELEM. is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, FATIMA ELEM. shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Osage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at FATIMA ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Osage County's rate of about 32%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FATIMA ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Osage County shows median household income runs about $76,681, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Osage County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,460 students), FATIMA ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
FATIMA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FATIMA ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Osage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,402
Census ACS
Median income
$76,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSAGE CO. R-III
- FATIMA HIGHHigh · 426 students
- OSAGE CO. R-III PRESCHOOLElementary · 56 students
Other schools in WESTPHALIA
- FATIMA HIGHHigh · 426 students
- OSAGE CO. R-III PRESCHOOLElementary · 56 students
Nearby schools
- FATIMA HIGH0.0 mi · 426
- OSAGE CO. R-III PRESCHOOL0.5 mi · 56
- OSAGE CO. ELEM.10.1 mi · 280
- LINN HIGH10.1 mi · 317
- BLAIR OAKS HIGH10.4 mi · 421
- BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.4 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About FATIMA ELEM.How large is FATIMA ELEM.?
FATIMA ELEM. enrolls approximately 256 students in grades KG-06.
Is FATIMA ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
FATIMA ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FATIMA ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FATIMA ELEM. is approximately 8.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FATIMA ELEM.?
At FATIMA ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is FATIMA ELEM. in?
FATIMA ELEM. is part of OSAGE CO. R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.