Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001669
PICKETT ELEM.
3923 PICKETT RD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64503 · (816) 671-4330 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- A-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
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
250 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 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
52%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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
36.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 23.0% | 44.2% | 16.8% |
| Math | 18.5% | 17.6% | 29.2% | 34.5% |
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 | 38.9% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 36.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 30.7% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 PICKETT ELEM.
PICKETT ELEM.'s state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICKETT ELEM. this school | 250 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| PERSHING ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 285 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| HYDE ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 352 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| HOLCOMB ELEM. HOLCOMB | 235 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| MCMILLAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER MEXICO | 319 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DAVID BARTON ELEM. BOONVILLE | 298 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
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 PICKETT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #651 of 1,002 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #646 of 1,019 ▼ 31 | #9 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #621 of 1,018 ▲ 40 | #6 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #295 of 943 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #827 of 1,294 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #166 of 950 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #302 of 953 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #162 of 1,165 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #186 of 684 | #2 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. 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
250
-43 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 250 | 22.3 | 11.2:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 23.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 20.4 | 14.2:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 99% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 21.8 | 14.4:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 57% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 44% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PICKETT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (313 to 250); teachers up 2% (21.8 to 22.3).
About PICKETT ELEM.
Families in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, are served by PICKETT ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 250 students. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
Federal data list 22 schools in ST. JOSEPH, with 10,430 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at PICKETT ELEM., at 66%. After that, the student body is 16% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Buchanan County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 11.2 students per teacher and 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 69% average for public schools in Buchanan County.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, PICKETT ELEM. receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 22.4% for a school in Missouri with PICKETT ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. PICKETT ELEM. posts 34.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Buchanan County show that the median household income is $62,158, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides PICKETT ELEM., Buchanan County has 35 other public schools.
SKAITH ELEM. is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 39.2% proficiency; PICKETT ELEM. posts 34.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
PICKETT ELEM.'s enrollment dropped from 293 in 2020-21 to 250 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.2:1.
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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
Other PICKETT Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named PICKETT Elementary. PICKETT ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Pickett Elementary SchoolLexington, NC · 385 students
- Pickett Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 209 students
- PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 156 students
Nearby schools
- SKAITH ELEM.0.6 mi · 398
- HELEN M DAVIS SCHOOL1.4 mi · 43
- PARKWAY ELEM.1.4 mi · 438
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.5 mi · 486
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr1.6 mi · 232
- CENTRAL HIGH2.3 mi · 1,733
Frequently asked questions
About PICKETT ELEM.How large is PICKETT ELEM.?
PICKETT ELEM. enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PICKETT ELEM. serve?
PICKETT ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PICKETT ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PICKETT ELEM. is approximately 11.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PICKETT ELEM.?
Student demographics at PICKETT ELEM. are roughly 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Two or more.
What district is PICKETT ELEM. in?
PICKETT ELEM. is part of ST. JOSEPH.
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