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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO 73·NCES 291050000351
VINELAND ELEM.
650 VINELAND SCHOOL RD, DESOTO, MO 63020 · (636) 586-1010 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
364 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 DESOTO 73. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
61.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.2% | 28.9% | 32.3% | 14.4% |
| Math | 31.7% | 29.4% | 25.1% | 13.5% |
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 | 53.1% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 45.9% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 VINELAND ELEM.
VINELAND ELEM.'s state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINELAND ELEM. this school | 653 | 55.7% | 53.1% |
| MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM. MOUNTAIN GROVE | 658 | 55.0% | 51.1% |
| NORTH COUNTY PRIMARY BONNE TERRE | 673 | 56.3% | N/A |
| BOLIVAR PRIMARY BOLIVAR | 578 | 56.6% | N/A |
| AVA ELEM. AVA | 553 | 56.8% | 46.8% |
| LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM. ST JAMES | 681 | 51.8% | 48.8% |
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 VINELAND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #244 of 1,002 | #10 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #145 of 1,019 ▲ 58 | #6 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #279 of 1,018 ▲ 150 | #11 of 27 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #74 of 943 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #39 of 1,294 | #3 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #146 of 950 | #11 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #735 of 953 | #20 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #535 of 1,165 | #1 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #209 of 684 | #8 of 25 |
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
653
-53 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 653 | 58.8 | 11.1:1 | 56% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 56.2 | 11.4:1 | 55% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 57.5 | 11.3:1 | 49% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 58 | 12.2:1 | 52% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 54.8 | 14.7:1 | 54% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 55 | 14.7:1 | 51% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 863 | 56 | 15.4:1 | 58% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 51 | 16.5:1 | 48% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 939 | 48 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VINELAND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (807 to 653); teachers up 7% (54.8 to 58.8).
About VINELAND ELEM.
As a high-enrollment elementary school, VINELAND ELEM. serves students in DESOTO, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 653 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 107% higher.
Besides VINELAND ELEM., DESOTO 73 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,464 students.
At VINELAND ELEM., White students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 89% White share among all Jefferson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at VINELAND ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
The school employs the equivalent of 58.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.1:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.0%. VINELAND ELEM. scores 53.1%.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $82,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 69 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,216.
DESOTO SR. HIGH is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, VINELAND ELEM. ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 653 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 706. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.1:1, from 12.2:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at VINELAND ELEM.. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DESOTO 73
- DESOTO SR. HIGHHigh · 862 students
- ATHENA ELEM.Elementary · 465 students
- DESOTO JR. HIGHMiddle · 338 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 146 students
Other schools in DESOTO
- DESOTO SR. HIGHHigh · 862 students
- ATHENA ELEM.Elementary · 465 students
- DESOTO JR. HIGHMiddle · 338 students
- SUNRISE ELEM.Elementary · 318 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 146 students
Other VINELAND Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named VINELAND Elementary. VINELAND ELEM. is the largest of the 5.
- Vineland ElementaryBaldwin Park, CA · 604 students
- VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROTONDA WEST, FL · 494 students
- Vineland ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 336 students
- Vineland Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 312 students
Nearby schools
- DESOTO SR. HIGH0.5 mi · 862
- DESOTO JR. HIGH0.5 mi · 338
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.1.0 mi · 146
- ATHENA ELEM.5.1 mi · 465
- SUNRISE ELEM.5.8 mi · 318
- NEW DAY - DAY TREATMENT6.9 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About VINELAND ELEM.How many students attend VINELAND ELEM.?
VINELAND ELEM. enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does VINELAND ELEM. serve?
VINELAND ELEM. serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VINELAND ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VINELAND ELEM. is approximately 11.1:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VINELAND ELEM.?
At VINELAND ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is VINELAND ELEM. public or private?
VINELAND ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by DESOTO 73.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.