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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARSAW R-IX·NCES 293107002153

NORTH ELEMENTARY

134 W KOSCIUSKO ST, WARSAW, MO 65355 · (660) 438-6260 · Benton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
326 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4313%
Grade 16420%
Grade 25517%
Grade 34514%
Grade 46420%
Grade 55517%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
30694%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17152%
Female
15548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
NORTH ELEMENTARY→JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL→WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WARSAW R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
34.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
21.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts7.7%27.2%46.1%18.8%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.9%21.5%
2023-2429.8%24.7%
2022-2340.5%26.4%
2021-2235.4%22.4%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 NORTH ELEMENTARY

NORTH ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NORTH ELEMENTARY this school326100.0%26.5%
CABOOL ELEM.
CABOOL
310100.0%45.1%
DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE
Doniphan
311100.0%49.1%
DONIPHAN ELEM.
DONIPHAN
351100.0%N/A
MORGAN CO. R-I ELEM.
STOVER
383100.0%39.2%
ARCADIA VALLEY ELEM.
IRONTON
387100.0%43.1%
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 NORTH ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.5%#800 of 1,002
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.5%#860 of 1,019
▼ 44
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.9%#710 of 1,018
▲ 86
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.7pp#364 of 943
Enrollment
ranked largest first
326#618 of 1,294
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.6:1#240 of 950
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.8%#833 of 953
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#221 of 1,165
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.6%#67 of 251
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 2024-25
Enrollment
326
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532628.211.6:1100% (326)
2023-2433630.211.1:1N/A
2022-2335529.612.0:199% (352)
2020-213452613.3:199% (342)
2017-1828223.911.8:1100% (281)
2015-161951413.9:170% (137)
2010-112361515.7:154% (128)
2000-013412414.2:162% (210)
1990-912861815.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 16% (282 to 326); teachers up 18% (23.9 to 28.2).

About NORTH ELEMENTARY

NORTH ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school run by WARSAW R-IX in WARSAW, Missouri. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 326 students.

NORTH ELEMENTARY is one of 4 schools in WARSAW R-IX, which enrolls 1,241 students in total.

Roughly 94% of students at NORTH ELEMENTARY are White. Benton County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. The diversity index for NORTH ELEMENTARY is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Benton County averages 77%, lower than here.

Among Missouri public elementary schools, NORTH ELEMENTARY outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

In Missouri, NORTH ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.5% actual against a predicted 22.4%.

Looking at the county, Benton County, median household income comes to about $52,567, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 9 public schools and about 2,475 students.

NORTH ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL (about 2.9 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, NORTH ELEMENTARY ranks 8th on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around NORTH ELEMENTARY as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 326, compared with 345 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.

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Benton County at a glance

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Population
20,151
Census ACS
Median income
$52,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,475 students

Quick facts

School name
NORTH ELEMENTARY
District
WARSAW R-IX
Address
134 W KOSCIUSKO ST, WARSAW, MO 65355
Phone
(660) 438-6260
County
Benton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
326 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
293107002153
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. NORTH ELEMENTARY is the 32nd largest of the 51.

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH ELEMENTARY
How many students attend NORTH ELEMENTARY?
NORTH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does NORTH ELEMENTARY serve?
NORTH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at NORTH ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at NORTH ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is NORTH ELEMENTARY?
NORTH ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is NORTH ELEMENTARY in?
NORTH ELEMENTARY is part of WARSAW R-IX.
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