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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENTZVILLE R-IV·NCES 293165003387
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY
2000 INTERSTATE DRIVE, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 · (636) 445-5190 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
79 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
47.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
56.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.3% | 24.3% | 38.4% | 13.7% |
| Math | 27.8% | 28.8% | 26.1% | 17.1% |
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 | 47.6% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 56.1% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 JOURNEY ELEMENTARY
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOURNEY ELEMENTARY this school | 595 | 13.3% | 52.9% |
| CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 600 | 15.3% | 73.3% |
| WESTHOFF ELEM. O'FALLON | 534 | 16.9% | 50.7% |
| NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 656 | 12.8% | 59.7% |
| RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM. COLUMBIA | 500 | 17.4% | 61.8% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 599 | 16.4% | 54.1% |
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 JOURNEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #249 of 1,002 | #26 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #209 of 1,019 ▲ 15 | #20 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #391 of 1,018 ▼ 144 | #41 of 45 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #307 of 943 | #14 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #71 of 1,294 | #17 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #452 of 950 | #29 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #475 of 953 | #42 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #1,086 of 1,165 | #41 of 55 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 595 | 46.7 | 12.8:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 39.6 | 13.9:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 39.7 | 13.8:1 | 11% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOURNEY ELEMENTARY.
About JOURNEY ELEMENTARY
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in WENTZVILLE, Missouri. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 595 students. Enrollment is 89% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
Enrollment across the 22 schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV totals 18,469 students.
Roughly 78% of students at JOURNEY ELEMENTARY are White. Other groups make up 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. 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.
Dividing enrollment by its 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. JOURNEY ELEMENTARY reports 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (52.9%) and its predicted rate (54.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
St. Charles County has about 414,535 residents, and the median household income is $104,692, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides JOURNEY ELEMENTARY, St. Charles County has 92 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is WABASH ELEMENTARY, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, JOURNEY ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes JOURNEY ELEMENTARY as Suburb: Large.
Community posts for JOURNEY ELEMENTARY can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,647 students
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,243 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
Other schools in WENTZVILLE
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,031 students
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,022 students
Other Journey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Journey Elementary. JOURNEY ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Journey ElementaryCasper, WY · 348 students
- Journey Elementary - 05Sioux Falls, SD · 340 students
Nearby schools
- WABASH ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 745
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,031
- WENTZVILLE MIDDLE1.8 mi · 792
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,433
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 1,022
- PEINE RIDGE ELEM.2.4 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About JOURNEY ELEMENTARYHow large is JOURNEY ELEMENTARY?
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does JOURNEY ELEMENTARY serve?
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JOURNEY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at JOURNEY ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at JOURNEY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at JOURNEY ELEMENTARY are roughly 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees JOURNEY ELEMENTARY?
JOURNEY ELEMENTARY is overseen by WENTZVILLE R-IV in St. Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.