WASHINGTON ELEM.

WASHINGTON ELEM. is a cozy primary school in SEDALIA, Missouri, part of SEDALIA 200. The school instructs 215 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

Across the 9 schools in SEDALIA 200 (5,209 students total), WASHINGTON ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WASHINGTON ELEM. logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Pettis County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Pettis County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WASHINGTON ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 76.3%, a residual of +26.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pettis County put median household income runs about $60,430, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. WASHINGTON ELEM. is one of 20 public schools in Pettis County (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students).

Nearest neighbor: SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WASHINGTON ELEM. comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

WASHINGTON ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. WASHINGTON ELEM.'s enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 243 (now 215). The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 53% over that span.

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