Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001668
PERSHING ELEM.
2610 BLACKWELL RD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64505 · (816) 671-4320 · Buchanan County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
285 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 14% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 70.1% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where PERSHING ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #108 of 968 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #196 of 974 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #116 of 974 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #740 of 1,294 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #665 of 950 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #368 of 953 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #161 of 1,165 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #426 of 684 | #7 of 12 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 285 | 20.6 | 13.9:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 17.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19.2 | 13.9:1 | 61% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 46% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 22.4 | 14.3:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 53% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 32% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 15 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERSHING ELEM..
About PERSHING ELEM.
Federal records list PERSHING ELEM. as an elementary school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. It enrolls 285 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6.
In ST. JOSEPH, 22 schools enroll a combined 10,430 students.
The student body at PERSHING ELEM. is 71% White. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. About 100% of students at PERSHING ELEM. are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Buchanan County averages 69%, lower than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PERSHING ELEM. is 19.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 69.1%. Predicted: 49.4%.
Looking at the county, Buchanan County, the median household earns about $62,158 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting PERSHING ELEM., Buchanan County has 36 public schools.
PERSHING ELEM.'s nearest public school is ROBIDOUX MIDDLE (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. PERSHING ELEM. is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 292 in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.2:1 to 13.9:1.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- ROBIDOUX MIDDLE1.0 mi · 405
- FIELD ELEM.1.5 mi · 336
- JOHN GLENN ELEM.1.7 mi · 280
- LINDBERGH ELEM.2.0 mi · 431
- COLEMAN ELEM.2.1 mi · 388
- LAFAYETTE HIGH2.5 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING ELEM.How many students attend PERSHING ELEM.?
PERSHING ELEM. enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-06.
Is PERSHING ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERSHING ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PERSHING ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PERSHING ELEM. is approximately 13.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PERSHING ELEM.?
Student demographics at PERSHING ELEM. are roughly 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is PERSHING ELEM. public or private?
PERSHING ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JOSEPH.
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