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What's something WEST ELEM. does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL R-III·NCES 292917001871
WEST ELEM.
403 W FITE ST, PARK HILLS, MO 63601 · (573) 431-2616 · St. Francois County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- DThree-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
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
280 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 156 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 34% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.7pp since 2021
Math
36.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 21.9% | 43.2% | 21.5% |
| Math | 12.5% | 23.7% | 32.2% | 31.3% |
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 | 35.1% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 35.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.4% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.8% | 43.7% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 WEST ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST ELEM. this school | 464 | 60.3% | 35.9% |
| MORGAN CO. ELEM. VERSAILLES | 522 | 61.7% | 35.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. PARK HILLS | 530 | 60.4% | N/A |
| EUNICE THOMAS ELEM. CASSVILLE | 457 | 62.8% | N/A |
| FREDERICKTOWN ELEM. FREDERICKTOWN | 446 | 58.7% | N/A |
| FREDERICKTOWN INTERMEDIATE FREDERICKTOWN | 393 | 60.3% | 45.7% |
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 St. Francois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #634 of 1,002 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #644 of 1,019 ▼ 1 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #705 of 1,018 ▼ 45 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #93 of 943 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #220 of 1,294 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #625 of 950 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #772 of 953 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #448 of 1,165 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #292 of 684 | #3 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
464
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 464 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 60% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 34.1 | 13.6:1 | 60% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 32.6 | 13.4:1 | 54% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 59% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 63% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 66% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 66% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (548 to 464); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About WEST ELEM.
WEST ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in PARK HILLS. The school's 464 students are in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 47% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
CENTRAL R-III serves 2,041 students across 4 schools.
The student body at WEST ELEM. is 92% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. WEST ELEM.'s diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 34 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.7:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 60%.
allk12 grades WEST ELEM. a C. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, WEST ELEM. is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In St. Francois County (population about 66,999), the median household income is $57,477, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 28 public schools in St. Francois County, enrolling about 9,962 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, CENTRAL HIGH is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WEST ELEM.. On proficiency, WEST ELEM. is behind the 43.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
WEST ELEM. falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.8 to 13.7 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Francois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL R-III
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 605 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 442 students
Other schools in PARK HILLS
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 605 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 442 students
- WEST COUNTY ELEM.Elementary · 390 students
- WEST COUNTY HIGHHigh · 332 students
- WEST COUNTY MIDDLEMiddle · 213 students
Other WEST Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named WEST Elementary. WEST ELEM. is the 21st largest of the 51.
- WEST ELEM.OZARK, MO · 584 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
- CENTRAL HIGH1.1 mi · 605
- CENTRAL ELEM.1.6 mi · 530
- CENTRAL MIDDLE2.4 mi · 442
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.2.4 mi · 404
- NORTH CO. MIDDLE2.5 mi · 364
- SPECIAL ACRES SCHOOL2.5 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About WEST ELEM.How many students attend WEST ELEM.?
WEST ELEM. enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does WEST ELEM. serve?
WEST ELEM. serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST ELEM. is approximately 13.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WEST ELEM.?
WEST ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST ELEM.?
WEST ELEM. is overseen by CENTRAL R-III in St. Francois County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.