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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK R-VI·NCES 292343003001
WEST ELEM.
3105 W STATE HWY CC, OZARK, MO 65721 · (417) 582-5907 · Christian County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
218 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 OZARK R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
66.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.8% | 27.4% | 22.1% | 10.6% |
| Math | 45.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 11.5% |
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 | 67.2% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 63.4% |
| 2021-22 | 67.2% | 68.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 WEST ELEM.
WEST ELEM.'s state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST ELEM. this school | 584 | 37.3% | 66.7% |
| Carl Junction Primary K-1 Carl Junction | 630 | 35.2% | N/A |
| OAK GROVE PRIMARY OAK GROVE | 503 | 39.8% | N/A |
| EAST ELEM. OZARK | 515 | 38.6% | 73.7% |
| HIGH POINTE ELEM. NIXA | 619 | 35.4% | 71.6% |
| WINDSOR INTERMEDIATE IMPERIAL | 626 | 34.5% | 44.4% |
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 WEST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #66 of 1,002 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #81 of 1,019 ▼ 37 | #6 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #70 of 1,018 ▼ 31 | #7 of 14 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #354 of 943 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #78 of 1,294 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #369 of 950 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #571 of 953 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #853 of 1,165 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #402 of 684 | #4 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
584
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 584 | 47.6 | 12.3:1 | 37% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 48.6 | 12.2:1 | 34% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 42.1 | 14.3:1 | 37% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 38.5 | 17.2:1 | 40% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 44% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (661 to 584); teachers up 24% (38.5 to 47.6).
About WEST ELEM.
WEST ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school in OZARK, Missouri, one of the schools in OZARK R-VI. It has an enrollment of 584 students in kindergarten through 4. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
OZARK R-VI counts 8 schools and 5,959 students, including WEST ELEM..
The share of White students at WEST ELEM. is 84%. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The diversity index for WEST ELEM. is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The school reported 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
WEST ELEM. is a top-10% school in Missouri on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.9% with an actual 66.7%.
In Christian County, home to about 92,915 people, median household income comes to about $83,437, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Christian County's 33 public schools enroll about 16,175 students and include WEST ELEM..
Among nearby public schools, HIGH POINTE ELEM. is closest at about 1.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WEST ELEM.. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, WEST ELEM. ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 584 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 625. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for WEST ELEM. is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK R-VI
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK JR. HIGHMiddle · 943 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Other WEST Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named WEST Elementary. WEST ELEM. is the 11th largest of the 51.
- WEST ELEM.PARK HILLS, MO · 464 students
- WEST ELEM.JEFFERSON CITY, MO · 317 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.1.5 mi · 619
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 507
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 876
- NORTH ELEM.2.1 mi · 514
- CENTURY ELEM.2.5 mi · 592
- NIXA JUNIOR HIGH2.9 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About WEST ELEM.How many students attend WEST ELEM.?
WEST ELEM. enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does WEST ELEM. serve?
WEST ELEM. serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at WEST ELEM.?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at WEST ELEM..
How diverse is WEST ELEM.?
WEST ELEM. reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is WEST ELEM. in?
WEST ELEM. is part of OZARK R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.