Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX·NCES 293156002198
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.
800 HWY 131, WELLINGTON, MO 64097 · (816) 240-2631 · Lafayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- B+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
10.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
62 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.→WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH
Based on grade levels within WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
46.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 30.8% | 45.6% | 12.3% |
| Math | 16.0% | 30.8% | 28.3% | 24.6% |
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 | 41.9% | 46.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 32.1% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.'s state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. this school | 178 | 34.8% | 45.3% |
| SOUTH CALLAWAY ELEM. MOKANE | 188 | 36.7% | 54.0% |
| ROCK PORT ELEM. ROCK PORT | 174 | 36.8% | 45.8% |
| Marthasville Elementary Marthasville | 189 | 34.4% | 43.8% |
| OAK RIDGE ELEM. OAK RIDGE | 182 | 34.1% | 17.2% |
| KEARNEY ELEM. KEARNEY | 223 | 32.3% | 43.6% |
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 WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #410 of 1,002 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #405 of 1,019 ▼ 49 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #546 of 1,018 ▼ 137 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #210 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #994 of 1,294 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #884 of 1,165 | #7 of 7 |
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
178
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 178 | 16.9 | 10.6:1 | 35% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 15.9 | 11.2:1 | 33% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 15.5 | 11.2:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 17.1 | 11.6:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 40% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 18% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (198 to 178); teachers down 1% (17.1 to 16.9).
About WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is a small elementary school in WELLINGTON, Missouri. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 178 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX has 381 students in 2 schools, and WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is 90% White. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Lafayette County overall, the White share is about 91%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. 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 56% of Missouri public elementary schools.
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.3%) and its predicted rate (46.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
For the population of Lafayette County, median household income comes to about $80,612, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lafayette County's 19 public schools enroll about 5,064 students and include WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM..
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.3% against a local average of 43.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 186 students in 2020-21 to 178 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
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Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,612
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX
- WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGHHigh · 203 students
Nearby schools
- WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON HIGH0.0 mi · 203
- LEXINGTON HIGH6.8 mi · 310
- LESLIE BELL ELEM.6.9 mi · 339
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE7.0 mi · 244
- RICHMOND MIDDLE9.5 mi · 309
- RICHMOND HIGH9.6 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.?
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. serve?
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is approximately 10.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.?
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM.?
WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON ELEM. is overseen by WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON R-IX in Lafayette County.
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