Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESVILLE R-VI·NCES 293144002176
THAYER ELEM.
4273 THAYER ST, FT LEONARD WOOD, MO 65473 · (573) 842-2200 · Pulaski County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
106 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within WAYNESVILLE R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.1pp since 2021
Math
72.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.4% | 37.6% | 21.7% | 10.1% |
| Math | 36.2% | 36.2% | 18.8% | 8.6% |
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 | 68.0% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 71.1% | 70.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 THAYER ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THAYER ELEM. this school | 242 | 43.8% | 67.2% |
| WESTVIEW ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 269 | 50.2% | 43.9% |
| Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr ST. JOSEPH | 232 | 47.4% | N/A |
| MANOR HILL ELEM. LIBERTY | 265 | 47.5% | 34.6% |
| Lake Early Learning Center ST. JOSEPH | 211 | 51.7% | N/A |
| GASHLAND ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 218 | 41.7% | N/A |
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 THAYER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #62 of 1,002 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #41 of 1,019 ▲ 36 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #63 of 1,018 ▲ 87 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #379 of 943 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #849 of 1,294 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #723 of 950 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #146 of 953 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #753 of 1,165 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #315 of 684 | #6 of 9 |
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
242
+28 (+13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 357
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 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 44% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 35% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | N/A | N/A | 22% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 32% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 23% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 19 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THAYER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (282 to 242); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About THAYER ELEM.
THAYER ELEM. is a public low-enrollment elementary school in FT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 242 students. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 23% lower.
WAYNESVILLE R-VI is responsible for 10 schools, THAYER ELEM. included, with 6,190 students in all.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at THAYER ELEM.. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pulaski County is roughly 72% White. THAYER ELEM. has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
THAYER ELEM. operates with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. THAYER ELEM. reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Pulaski County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, THAYER ELEM. ranks in the top 10% in Missouri. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.2%, against a prediction of 43.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pulaski County show that median household income is about $64,466, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. THAYER ELEM. is one of 23 public schools in Pulaski County, which together enroll about 9,884 students.
Of nearby public schools, WOOD ELEM. is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On proficiency, THAYER ELEM. is ahead of the 57.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 214 in 2020-21 and 242 in 2024-25, a gain of 28 students.
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Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,894
Census ACS
Median income
$64,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYNESVILLE R-VI
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- FREEDOM ELEM.Elementary · 954 students
- WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.Elementary · 920 students
- WAYNESVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 906 students
- 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 451 students
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 375 students
Other schools in FT LEONARD WOOD
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 375 students
- WOOD ELEM.Elementary · 295 students
Other THAYER Elementary schools
One other US public school is named THAYER Elementary. THAYER ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- THAYER ELEM.THAYER, MO · 421 students
Nearby schools
- WOOD ELEM.1.9 mi · 295
- WILLIAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR2.6 mi · 294
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.3.1 mi · 375
- FREEDOM ELEM.4.8 mi · 954
- WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.7.1 mi · 920
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGH7.6 mi · 1,719
Frequently asked questions
About THAYER ELEM.How large is THAYER ELEM.?
THAYER ELEM. enrolls approximately 242 students in grades KG-05.
Is THAYER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
THAYER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at THAYER ELEM.?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at THAYER ELEM..
How diverse is THAYER ELEM.?
THAYER ELEM. reports a student body of 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees THAYER ELEM.?
THAYER ELEM. is overseen by WAYNESVILLE R-VI in Pulaski County.
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