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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV·NCES 291824000965

WEST COUNTY ELEM.

625 CHARITON AVE, PARK HILLS, MO 63601 · (573) 562-7535 · St. Francois County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
242 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Pre-K
26
Kindergarten
57
Grade 1
58
Grade 2
65
Grade 3
65
Grade 4
66
Grade 5
53
Student demographics
White
37295%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20352%
Female
18748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
WEST COUNTY ELEM.→WEST COUNTY MIDDLE→WEST COUNTY HIGH
Based on grade levels within WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
70.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
92.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +57.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 58 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
390
-94 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.7:1
% White
95%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WEST COUNTY ELEM.

WEST COUNTY ELEM. is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in PARK HILLS, Missouri, part of WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV, hosting 390 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so WEST COUNTY ELEM. sits 24% above that benchmark.

WEST COUNTY ELEM. is one of 3 schools operated by WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV, a district that hosts 935 students overall.

On demographics, WEST COUNTY ELEM. records that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WEST COUNTY ELEM. shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST COUNTY ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 61.7%, a residual of +11.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for St. Francois County shows median household income runs about $57,477, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, St. Francois County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), of which WEST COUNTY ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: WEST COUNTY MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WEST COUNTY ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST COUNTY ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.7%.

WEST COUNTY ELEM. operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

St. Francois County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students

Quick facts

School name
WEST COUNTY ELEM.
District
WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV
Address
625 CHARITON AVE, PARK HILLS, MO 63601
Phone
(573) 562-7535
County
St. Francois County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
390
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
242 (62%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
291824000965
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEST COUNTY ELEM.
How large is WEST COUNTY ELEM.?
WEST COUNTY ELEM. enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-05.
Is WEST COUNTY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST COUNTY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST COUNTY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST COUNTY ELEM. is approximately 10.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST COUNTY ELEM.?
At WEST COUNTY ELEM., the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is WEST COUNTY ELEM. in?
WEST COUNTY ELEM. is part of WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV.
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