Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001672
SKAITH ELEM.
4701 SCHOOLSIDE LN, ST JOSEPH, MO 64503 · (816) 671-4370 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
14.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
398 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 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
60%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
35.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -11.2pp since 2021
Math
34.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 20.5% | 47.0% | 18.0% |
| Math | 13.5% | 20.5% | 33.5% | 32.5% |
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 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.5% | 29.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 39.8% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 SKAITH ELEM.
SKAITH ELEM.'s state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKAITH ELEM. this school | 398 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| COLEMAN ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 388 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| LINDBERGH ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 431 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| PARKWAY ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 438 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| HAWTHORNE ELEM. MEXICO | 442 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| HYDE ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 352 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
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 SKAITH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #733 of 1,002 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #692 of 1,019 ▲ 47 | #11 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #707 of 1,018 ▲ 9 | #9 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #106 of 943 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #402 of 1,294 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #716 of 950 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #184 of 953 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #163 of 1,165 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #368 of 684 | #6 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
398
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 398 | 28.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 27.3 | 15.6:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 22.3 | 16.4:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 29.8 | 15.3:1 | 61% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 55% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 58% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 42% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SKAITH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (455 to 398); teachers down 6% (29.8 to 28.1).
About SKAITH ELEM.
SKAITH ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school, is located in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 398 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
ST. JOSEPH (22 schools, 10,430 students) runs SKAITH ELEM..
White students are 59% of those enrolled at SKAITH ELEM.. Other groups make up 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 8% Black. Buchanan County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
SKAITH ELEM. lists 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Buchanan County is 31 points.
On the allk12 Grade, SKAITH ELEM. lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Missouri public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, SKAITH ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.5%; the prediction is 22.4%.
For Buchanan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $62,158 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Buchanan County number 36, with about 11,825 students.
PICKETT ELEM. is the nearest public school to SKAITH ELEM., about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.0%, higher than SKAITH ELEM.'s 30.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 398 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 379. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for SKAITH ELEM. lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
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- 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
- PICKETT ELEM.0.6 mi · 250
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.9 mi · 486
- PARKWAY ELEM.1.9 mi · 438
- HELEN M DAVIS SCHOOL1.9 mi · 43
- RIVERBEND TREATMENT CTR.2.0 mi · 17
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr2.0 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About SKAITH ELEM.How large is SKAITH ELEM.?
SKAITH ELEM. enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-06.
Is SKAITH ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SKAITH ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at SKAITH ELEM.?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at SKAITH ELEM..
What is the student diversity at SKAITH ELEM.?
Student demographics at SKAITH ELEM. are roughly 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees SKAITH ELEM.?
SKAITH ELEM. is overseen by ST. JOSEPH in Buchanan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.