Enrollment
83
Elementary
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON C-123·NCES 291620000759
JEFFERSON ELEM.
37614 US HWY 136, CONCEPTION JCT, MO 64434 · (660) 944-2417 · Nodaway County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
8.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
27 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 13% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
JEFFERSON ELEM.→JEFFERSON HIGH
Based on grade levels within JEFFERSON C-123. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
81.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +30.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 30 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 92.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 51.3% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 34 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 JEFFERSON ELEM.
JEFFERSON ELEM.'s state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON ELEM. this school | 83 | 32.5% | 81.8% |
| NORTHWESTERN ELEM. MENDON | 82 | 36.6% | 52.9% |
| JAMESTOWN C-I ELEM. JAMESTOWN | 67 | 32.8% | N/A |
| Dadeville R-II School Dadeville | 100 | 36.0% | N/A |
| OSBORN ELEM. OSBORN | 64 | 31.3% | 24.0% |
| TINA-AVALON ELEM. TINA | 73 | 34.2% | 56.4% |
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 JEFFERSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Nodaway County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #1,206 of 1,294 | #7 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
83
+8 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 7.5:1
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 | 83 | 10.3 | 8.1:1 | 33% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 10.3 | 7.5:1 | 38% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 10.7 | 7.7:1 | 35% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 75 | 10 | 7.5:1 | 44% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 10.6 | 5.7:1 | 44% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 8 | 8.8:1 | 41% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 9 | 9.7:1 | 34% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 84 | 11 | 7.6:1 | 33% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (61 to 83); teachers down 3% (10.6 to 10.3).
About JEFFERSON ELEM.
JEFFERSON ELEM. is an elementary school in CONCEPTION JCT, Missouri, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 83 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
The 2 schools in JEFFERSON C-123 enroll 139 students altogether, JEFFERSON ELEM. among them.
The large majority of students at JEFFERSON ELEM., 99%, are White. The chance that two students picked at random at JEFFERSON ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
At JEFFERSON ELEM., 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Roughly 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades JEFFERSON ELEM. an A+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 47.7%. JEFFERSON ELEM. posts 81.8%, 34.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Among Nodaway County residents, median household income is about $59,315, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 17 public schools in Nodaway County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,410.
The school nearest to JEFFERSON ELEM. is JEFFERSON HIGH, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles of JEFFERSON ELEM., there are 7 other public schools. By average proficiency, JEFFERSON ELEM. is 1st among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns JEFFERSON ELEM. the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 75 in 2020-21 and 83 in 2024-25, an 11% rise.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Nodaway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,774
Census ACS
Median income
$59,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other JEFFERSON Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named JEFFERSON Elementary. JEFFERSON ELEM. is the 142nd largest of the 144.
- JEFFERSON ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 494 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.FARMINGTON, MO · 343 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.JOPLIN, MO · 218 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 214 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 125 students
Nearby schools
- JEFFERSON HIGH0.0 mi · 56
- NORTHEAST NODAWAY HIGH6.5 mi · 81
- Northeast Nodaway Elementary6.5 mi · 117
- STANBERRY HIGH8.2 mi · 153
- STANBERRY ELEM.8.2 mi · 222
- SOUTH NODAWAY HIGH9.0 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEM.How large is JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 83 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does JEFFERSON ELEM. serve?
JEFFERSON ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON ELEM. is approximately 8.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JEFFERSON ELEM.?
Student demographics at JEFFERSON ELEM. are roughly 99% White, 1% Black.
What district is JEFFERSON ELEM. in?
JEFFERSON ELEM. is part of JEFFERSON C-123.
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