Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001820
ROBBERSON ELEM.
1100 E KEARNEY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 · (417)523-1800 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
139 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
56%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.
Test scores
MAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
MO avg 44.0% . -12.9pp since 2021
Math
23.7%
MO avg 42.4% . -15.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 15.0% | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| Math | 15.0% | 8.7% | 28.7% | 47.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 23.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 39.4% |
% 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 ROBBERSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #789 of 1,002 | #42 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #833 of 1,019 ▼ 316 | #42 of 49 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #791 of 1,018 ▼ 319 | #42 of 49 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,015 of 1,294 | #51 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #255 of 1,165 | #8 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
165
-57 (-26%) vs 2017
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
% White
62%
was 73%
% Hispanic
18%
was 6%
% Black
12%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 165 | 13.3 | 12.4:1 | 84% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 15.3 | 10.8:1 | 89% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 85% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 16.4 | 13.6:1 | 91% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 88% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 96% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 77% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBBERSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (222 to 165); teachers down 19% (16.4 to 13.3).
About ROBBERSON ELEM.
ROBBERSON ELEM. sits in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 165 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 48% smaller than average.
SPRINGFIELD R-XII is made up of 54 schools with 24,450 students in all.
Roughly 62% of students at ROBBERSON ELEM. are White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. Greene County's residents are about 86% White, 23 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At ROBBERSON ELEM., 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.8:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Greene County is 37 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ROBBERSON ELEM., the prediction is 28.3% and the result is 27.2%.
Among Greene County residents, the median household income is $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. ROBBERSON ELEM. is one of 97 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is FREMONT ELEM., about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, ROBBERSON ELEM. is behind the 32.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment declined 26% from its 2017-18 level of 222. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 6% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 12.4:1.
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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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- FREMONT ELEM.0.7 mi · 360
- WELLER ELEM.0.9 mi · 292
- REED MIDDLE1.1 mi · 561
- BOYD ELEM.1.2 mi · 347
- WATKINS ELEM.1.3 mi · 252
- BOWERMAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About ROBBERSON ELEM.How large is ROBBERSON ELEM.?
ROBBERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 165 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ROBBERSON ELEM. serve?
ROBBERSON ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does ROBBERSON ELEM. have?
ROBBERSON ELEM. employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at ROBBERSON ELEM.?
Student demographics at ROBBERSON ELEM. are roughly 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is ROBBERSON ELEM. in?
ROBBERSON ELEM. is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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