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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
61.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 26.7% | 41.0% | 12.3% |
| Math | 29.2% | 31.9% | 21.0% | 17.6% |
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 | 46.5% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 46.7% | 52.1% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 FATIMA ELEM.
FATIMA ELEM.'s state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATIMA ELEM. this school | 256 | 20.3% | 56.7% |
| EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. GOWER | 267 | 23.2% | 49.3% |
| LINCOLN CO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR TROY | 211 | 19.0% | N/A |
| KELSO ELEM. BENTON | 199 | 18.6% | 52.4% |
| Clearview Elementary Union | 295 | 24.1% | 68.4% |
| STANBERRY ELEM. STANBERRY | 222 | 25.2% | 55.6% |
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 FATIMA ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #183 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #148 of 1,019 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #420 of 1,018 ▼ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #320 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #811 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #6 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #934 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #1,033 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #148 of 684 |
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
256
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 256 | 30.6 | 8.4:1 | 20% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 29.2 | 9.3:1 | 26% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 27.3 | 9.7:1 | 31% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 27 | 10.0:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 30.7 | 10.8:1 | 37% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 32% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 26% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 28% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FATIMA ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (331 to 256); teachers unchanged (30.7 to 30.6).
About FATIMA ELEM.
FATIMA ELEM. is one of the public schools in WESTPHALIA, Missouri. It is a small elementary school. The school reports 256 students in kindergarten through 6.
The OSAGE CO. R-III system has 3 schools and 738 students.
About 98% of the student body at FATIMA ELEM. is White. The White share in Osage County as a whole is similar, at about 98%. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 30.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.4:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at FATIMA ELEM. is 20%. The rate at public schools in Osage County averages 32%, higher than here.
FATIMA ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.7%, compared with a predicted 52.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Osage County this way: the median household income is $76,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides FATIMA ELEM., Osage County has 6 other public schools.
FATIMA HIGH is located less than a tenth of a mile from FATIMA ELEM.. The five-mile area around FATIMA ELEM. holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 47.2% proficiency; FATIMA ELEM. posts 56.7%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, FATIMA ELEM.'s enrollment dropped 6%, to 256. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.0:1 to 8.4:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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.
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