Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH R-III·NCES 292757001690
JOHN GLENN ELEM.
12401 COUNTY RD 438, ST JOSEPH, MO 64505 · (816) 279-4533 · Andrew County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
14.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
96 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within SAVANNAH R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
47.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.8% | 31.6% | 35.0% | 7.5% |
| Math | 15.0% | 32.5% | 36.6% | 15.8% |
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 | 57.4% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 50.8% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
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JOHN GLENN ELEM.'s state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GLENN ELEM. this school | 280 | 34.3% | 49.9% |
| CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE CENTRALIA | 273 | 31.5% | 41.7% |
| JAMES E. FREER ELEM. BARNHART | 276 | 35.1% | N/A |
| ARCHIE ELEMENTARY ARCHIE | 291 | 34.7% | 30.7% |
| CREST RIDGE ELEM. CENTERVIEW | 276 | 38.8% | 33.3% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. HARRISONVILLE | 243 | 37.4% | N/A |
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 JOHN GLENN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Andrew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #317 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #397 of 1,019 ▼ 237 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #191 of 1,018 ▲ 70 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #392 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #757 of 1,294 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #742 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #724 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #893 of 1,165 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #561 of 684 | N/A |
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
280
+46 (+20%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 280 | 19.5 | 14.4:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 18.5 | 13.2:1 | 33% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 18.4 | 13.4:1 | 31% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 33% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 17.9 | 16.6:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 30% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | 21% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN GLENN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (296 to 280); teachers up 9% (17.9 to 19.5).
About JOHN GLENN ELEM.
JOHN GLENN ELEM. is an elementary school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 280 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
SAVANNAH R-III is the local district for JOHN GLENN ELEM.. It runs 7 schools with 2,390 students.
Roughly 91% of students at JOHN GLENN ELEM. are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% Black. Andrew County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for JOHN GLENN ELEM. is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
JOHN GLENN ELEM. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at JOHN GLENN ELEM.. Public schools in Andrew County average a similar 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, JOHN GLENN ELEM. lands at B, ahead of 62% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.0%.
In the surrounding county, Andrew County, the median household earns about $75,625 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting JOHN GLENN ELEM., Andrew County has 11 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, JOHN GLENN ELEM. is closest to PERSHING ELEM., about 1.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.1%; JOHN GLENN ELEM.'s is 49.9%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, JOHN GLENN ELEM. enrolled 234 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 280. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
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Andrew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,065
Census ACS
Median income
$75,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,892 students
Quick facts
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Other JOHN GLENN Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named JOHN GLENN Elementary. JOHN GLENN ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- John Glenn Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 398 students
- John Glenn Elementary SchoolDonahue, IA · 179 students
Nearby schools
- PERSHING ELEM.1.7 mi · 285
- ROBIDOUX MIDDLE2.6 mi · 405
- OAK GROVE ELEM2.9 mi · 502
- FIELD ELEM.3.2 mi · 336
- COLEMAN ELEM.3.6 mi · 388
- LINDBERGH ELEM.3.6 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN GLENN ELEM.How many students attend JOHN GLENN ELEM.?
JOHN GLENN ELEM. enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JOHN GLENN ELEM. serve?
JOHN GLENN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at JOHN GLENN ELEM.?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at JOHN GLENN ELEM..
How diverse is JOHN GLENN ELEM.?
JOHN GLENN ELEM. reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is JOHN GLENN ELEM. public or private?
JOHN GLENN ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAVANNAH R-III.
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