Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001810
PERSHING ELEM.
2120 VENTURA, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 · (417) 523-2400 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
76 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
47.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
43.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 25.0% |
| Math | 13.7% | 30.0% | 26.2% | 30.0% |
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 | 47.4% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 40.3% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 PERSHING ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSHING ELEM. this school | 142 | 53.5% | 41.3% |
| SHADY DELL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR SPRINGFIELD | 155 | 60.0% | N/A |
| ADAH FULBRIGHT EARLY CHILDHOOD SPRINGFIELD | 189 | 54.5% | N/A |
| ROCKY COMFORT ELEM. ROCKY COMFORT | 197 | 55.8% | 57.0% |
| Early Learning Center Washington | 116 | 49.1% | N/A |
| POLO ELEM. POLO | 137 | 47.4% | 17.3% |
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 PERSHING ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #498 of 1,002 | #22 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #468 of 1,019 ▲ 21 | #20 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #395 of 1,018 ▼ 56 | #25 of 49 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #472 of 943 | #27 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #1,069 of 1,294 | #55 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #574 of 1,165 | #29 of 56 |
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
142
0 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | 54% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 54% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 56% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 52% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 13.4 | 13.9:1 | 52% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 56% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 45% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 29% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 9 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERSHING ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (186 to 142); teachers down 25% (13.4 to 10).
About PERSHING ELEM.
In SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, PERSHING ELEM. is a small elementary school. The school counted 142 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 55% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
PERSHING ELEM. is in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, a district with 24,450 students across 54 schools.
The largest group at PERSHING ELEM. is White students, at 78%. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PERSHING ELEM. scores 38%.
PERSHING ELEM. has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, PERSHING ELEM. is 1.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In Greene County, the median household earns about $61,479 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Greene County has 97 public schools with about 42,423 students, including PERSHING ELEM..
PERSHING MIDDLE is less than a tenth of a mile from PERSHING ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PERSHING ELEM. ranks 9th on average proficiency.
PERSHING ELEM. falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 142 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 142. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 15.8:1.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
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- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
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- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
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Other PERSHING Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named PERSHING Elementary. PERSHING ELEM. is the 11th largest of the 11.
- PERSHING ELEM.UNIVERSITY CITY, MO · 286 students
- PERSHING ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MO · 285 students
- Pershing Elementary SchoolJoliet, IL · 621 students
- Pershing ElementaryOrangevale, CA · 494 students
- PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 421 students
Nearby schools
- PERSHING MIDDLE0.0 mi · 702
- WILDER ELEM.0.9 mi · 326
- PITTMAN ELEM.0.9 mi · 235
- FIELD ELEM.1.1 mi · 401
- GLENDALE HIGH1.2 mi · 1,357
- DELAWARE ELEM.1.6 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PERSHING ELEM.?
PERSHING ELEM. enrolls approximately 142 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PERSHING ELEM. serve?
PERSHING ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PERSHING ELEM.?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at PERSHING ELEM..
How diverse is PERSHING ELEM.?
PERSHING ELEM. reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PERSHING ELEM. public or private?
PERSHING ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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