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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%

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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
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
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

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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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