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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001830
WALT DISNEY ELEM.
4100 S FREMONT, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 · (417) 523-3600 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
141 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
40%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.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
54.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.0% | 32.0% | 22.9% | 12.9% |
| Math | 30.5% | 24.4% | 26.7% | 18.3% |
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 | 64.0% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 59.4% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 WALT DISNEY ELEM.
WALT DISNEY ELEM.'s state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALT DISNEY ELEM. this school | 514 | 27.4% | 60.9% |
| GRAY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 474 | 26.4% | 63.3% |
| ROCK CREEK ELEM. O'FALLON | 408 | 23.0% | 54.9% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. COLUMBIA | 471 | 26.3% | 62.9% |
| PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. O'FALLON | 696 | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM. FENTON | 523 | 38.6% | 58.6% |
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 WALT DISNEY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #132 of 1,002 | #8 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #232 of 1,019 ▼ 51 | #13 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #106 of 1,018 ▼ 13 | #7 of 49 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #293 of 943 | #12 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #144 of 1,294 | #2 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #932 of 950 | #45 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #448 of 953 | #26 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #966 of 1,165 | #54 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #488 of 684 | #22 of 30 |
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
514
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 27% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 23 | 24.1:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 27.1 | 20.7:1 | 30% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 9% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 24 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALT DISNEY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (560 to 514); teachers up 7% (27.1 to 29).
About WALT DISNEY ELEM.
WALT DISNEY ELEM. operates as a large elementary school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 514 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
WALT DISNEY ELEM. is in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, a district with 24,450 students across 54 schools.
By race and ethnicity, WALT DISNEY ELEM. is 76% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Greene County's population at about 86%. WALT DISNEY ELEM. has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Greene County is 47%.
After adjusting for student poverty, WALT DISNEY ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.9%; the prediction is 49.6%.
Across Greene County, median household income is about $61,479, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. WALT DISNEY ELEM. is among the 97 public schools in Greene County.
Of nearby public schools, KICKAPOO HIGH is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, WALT DISNEY ELEM. ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 555 to 514 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 24.1:1 to 17.7:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other WALT DISNEY Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named WALT DISNEY Elementary. WALT DISNEY ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.MARCELINE, MO · 309 students
- Walt Disney ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 523 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolMishawaka, IN · 512 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolALVIN, TX · 457 students
- Walt Disney ElementaryBurbank, CA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- KICKAPOO HIGH1.2 mi · 1,923
- COWDEN ELEM.1.8 mi · 273
- FIELD ELEM.1.8 mi · 401
- CHEROKEE MIDDLE1.9 mi · 765
- HORACE MANN ELEM.2.0 mi · 378
- HOLLAND ELEM.2.4 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About WALT DISNEY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-05.
Is WALT DISNEY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WALT DISNEY ELEM. is approximately 17.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. reports a student body of 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WALT DISNEY ELEM.?
WALT DISNEY ELEM. is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
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