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Enrollment
920
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESVILLE R-VI·NCES 293144002168
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.
1501 STATE RD F, WAYNESVILLE, MO 65583 · (573) 842-2150 · Pulaski County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
18.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
414 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
56%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
44.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.8pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.2% | 27.2% | 36.7% | 18.6% |
| Math | 19.7% | 25.6% | 25.9% | 28.6% |
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 | 44.4% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 42.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 47.4% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.'s state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. this school | 920 | 45.0% | 40.5% |
| FREEDOM ELEM. ST ROBERT | 954 | 50.9% | 48.7% |
| PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 604 | 38.4% | 34.5% |
| WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. WHITEMAN AFB | 602 | 35.2% | 64.7% |
| FOX HILL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 606 | 36.6% | 55.8% |
| Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest BELTON | 486 | 48.1% | 43.8% |
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 WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #517 of 1,002 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #437 of 1,019 ▲ 136 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #488 of 1,018 ▲ 169 | #7 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #274 of 943 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #6 of 1,294 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #938 of 950 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #253 of 953 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #739 of 1,165 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #155 of 684 | #4 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
920
-26 (-3%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 920 | 51 | 18.0:1 | 45% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 42% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 44% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 34% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 1,183 | 76 | 15.6:1 | 41% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 1,310 | 81 | 16.2:1 | 47% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 1,011 | 70 | 14.4:1 | 39% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 917 | 63 | 14.6:1 | 44% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,183 to 920); teachers down 33% (76 to 51).
About WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is a large elementary school that serves part of WAYNESVILLE, Missouri. The school enrolls 920 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
WAYNESVILLE R-VI includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 6,190 students.
More than half of enrollment at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is White: 63%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. Pulaski County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is 5.6 students per teacher. About 45% of students at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pulaski County is similar, at 44%.
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is 43.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
Pulaski County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $64,466, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Pulaski County's 23 public schools enroll about 9,884 students and include WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM..
The closest school to WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is 6TH GRADE CENTER, located about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 40.5% is below the 56.9% average for nearby schools.
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
In 2020-21, WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. enrolled 946 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 920. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.0:1 to 18.0:1.
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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 MIDDLEMiddle · 906 students
- 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 451 students
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 375 students
- WOOD ELEM.Elementary · 295 students
Other schools in WAYNESVILLE
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WAYNESVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 906 students
- 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 451 students
- Parker Educational CenterElementary · 34 students
- WAYNESVILLE CAREER CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- 6TH GRADE CENTER1.5 mi · 451
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGH1.5 mi · 1,719
- Parker Educational Center1.6 mi · 34
- WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE1.7 mi · 906
- FREEDOM ELEM.3.0 mi · 954
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.4.1 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.How many students attend WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.?
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. enrolls approximately 920 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. serve?
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is approximately 18.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.?
Student demographics at WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. are roughly 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. in?
WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM. is part of WAYNESVILLE R-VI.
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