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Enrollment
745
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENTZVILLE R-IV·NCES 293165003310
WABASH ELEMENTARY
100 GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 · (636) 887-3884 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
73 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
51.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
47.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 30.3% | 33.7% | 14.7% |
| Math | 20.5% | 27.1% | 32.1% | 20.0% |
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 | 51.4% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 38.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 40.5% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 WABASH ELEMENTARY
WABASH ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WABASH ELEMENTARY this school | 745 | 9.8% | 47.6% |
| INDEPENDENCE ELEM. ST CHARLES | 762 | 11.5% | 72.0% |
| NORTH GLENDALE ELEM. KIRKWOOD | 571 | 6.5% | 64.9% |
| GEGGIE ELEM. EUREKA | 622 | 7.4% | 53.2% |
| W. W. KEYSOR ELEM. KIRKWOOD | 565 | 4.4% | 70.0% |
| SHOAL CREEK ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 795 | 7.9% | 68.6% |
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 WABASH ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #365 of 1,002 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #395 of 1,019 ▲ 66 | #38 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #317 of 1,018 ▼ 130 | #36 of 45 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #216 of 943 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #19 of 1,294 | #8 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #685 of 950 | #50 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #587 of 953 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #1,118 of 1,165 | #47 of 55 |
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
745
-103 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 745 | 53.2 | 14.0:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 769 | 54.3 | 14.2:1 | 9% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 53.4 | 14.5:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 11% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WABASH ELEMENTARY.
About WABASH ELEMENTARY
WABASH ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in WENTZVILLE, Missouri. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 745 students. It has 137% more students than the average for elementary schools in Missouri (about 315).
WENTZVILLE R-IV has a total of 22 schools and 18,469 students, WABASH ELEMENTARY among them.
The share of White students at WABASH ELEMENTARY is 85%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In St. Charles County overall, the White share is about 84%. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at WABASH ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
Teacher count: 53.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Roughly 10% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 19% for public schools in St. Charles County.
WABASH ELEMENTARY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.2%. WABASH ELEMENTARY scores 47.6%.
For St. Charles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $104,692, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 93 public schools and about 59,314 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, WABASH ELEMENTARY is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 103 students, from 848 to 745.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,647 students
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,243 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
Other schools in WENTZVILLE
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,031 students
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,022 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,031
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,433
- PEINE RIDGE ELEM.1.4 mi · 548
- JOURNEY ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 595
- WENTZVILLE MIDDLE2.5 mi · 792
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH2.6 mi · 1,022
Frequently asked questions
About WABASH ELEMENTARYHow large is WABASH ELEMENTARY?
WABASH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 745 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does WABASH ELEMENTARY serve?
WABASH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WABASH ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at WABASH ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is WABASH ELEMENTARY?
WABASH ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is WABASH ELEMENTARY in?
WABASH ELEMENTARY is part of WENTZVILLE R-IV.
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