JEFFRIES ELEM.

JEFFRIES ELEM. is a moderately sized elementary campus in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII. The school teaches 405 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so JEFFRIES ELEM. sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 54 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII (24,450 students total), JEFFRIES ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JEFFRIES ELEM. records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Greene County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JEFFRIES ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Greene County shows median household income runs about $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JEFFRIES ELEM. is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEFFRIES ELEM. at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 71% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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