PARTRIDGE ELEM.

PARTRIDGE ELEM. is one of the mid-sized primary schools in FT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri, overseen by WAYNESVILLE R-VI, with 375 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 10 schools in WAYNESVILLE R-VI (6,190 students total), PARTRIDGE ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PARTRIDGE ELEM. shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PARTRIDGE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARTRIDGE ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 72.0%, a residual of +21.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pulaski County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,466 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Pulaski County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), PARTRIDGE ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILLIAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARTRIDGE ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARTRIDGE ELEM. has ticked down 5%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 17% to 23%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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