Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001794
FIELD ELEM.
2120 BARATARIA, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 · (417) 523-4800 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
130 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
49.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
42.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.7% | 24.2% | 33.6% | 16.3% |
| Math | 19.8% | 22.2% | 29.7% | 28.2% |
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 | 49.9% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.8% | 39.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.3% | 34.4% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 FIELD ELEM.
FIELD ELEM.'s state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD ELEM. this school | 401 | 32.4% | 43.5% |
| MCBRIDE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 380 | 29.2% | 56.4% |
| HALLSVILLE PRIMARY HALLSVILLE | 387 | 33.3% | N/A |
| HICKORY HILLS ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 340 | 25.9% | 51.9% |
| GRAY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 474 | 26.4% | 63.3% |
| VALLEY PARK ELEM. VALLEY PARK | 343 | 28.6% | 42.9% |
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 FIELD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #453 of 1,002 | #21 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #510 of 1,019 ▲ 86 | #22 of 49 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #349 of 1,018 ▲ 112 | #21 of 49 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #352 of 943 | #20 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #394 of 1,294 | #13 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #892 of 950 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #469 of 953 | #30 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #912 of 1,165 | #52 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #618 of 684 | #26 of 30 |
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
401
+48 (+14%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 24.5 | 15.3:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 25.4 | 16.3:1 | 27% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 16% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 18 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FIELD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (414 to 401); teachers down 1% (25.4 to 25).
About FIELD ELEM.
FIELD ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 401 students. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 27% above average.
District-wide, SPRINGFIELD R-XII has 54 schools and 24,450 students.
At FIELD ELEM., White students make up 78% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at FIELD ELEM. is 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 32% of students, or 130, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Greene County report 47%.
The model predicts 47.8% for a school in Missouri with FIELD ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. FIELD ELEM. posts 43.5%.
Greene County has about 303,375 residents, and the median household income is $61,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides FIELD ELEM., Greene County has 96 other public schools.
Nearest public school: PERSHING ELEM., about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. FIELD ELEM.'s average proficiency of 43.5% compares with 54.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns FIELD ELEM. the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at FIELD ELEM. climbed 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 353 to 401 students. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
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- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
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- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other FIELD Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named FIELD Elementary. FIELD ELEM. is the 6th largest of the 14.
- FIELD ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MO · 336 students
- FIELD ELEM.CHILLICOTHE, MO · 240 students
- Field Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 564 students
- Field Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 507 students
- Field Elementary SchoolCANTON, MI · 467 students
Nearby schools
- PERSHING ELEM.1.1 mi · 142
- PERSHING MIDDLE1.1 mi · 702
- WILDER ELEM.1.4 mi · 326
- GLENDALE HIGH1.6 mi · 1,357
- SEQUIOTA ELEM.1.7 mi · 319
- COWDEN ELEM.1.7 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About FIELD ELEM.How large is FIELD ELEM.?
FIELD ELEM. enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
Is FIELD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
FIELD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at FIELD ELEM.?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at FIELD ELEM..
How diverse is FIELD ELEM.?
FIELD ELEM. reports a student body of 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is FIELD ELEM. public or private?
FIELD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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