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Alumni: what's one memory from WEST PLAINS ELEM. that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PLAINS R-VII·NCES 293168002543
WEST PLAINS ELEM.
1136 ALLEN ST, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775 · (417) 256-6150 · Howell County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
580 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 118 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (130).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
WEST PLAINS ELEM.→WEST PLAINS MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within WEST PLAINS R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +14.3pp since 2021
Math
30.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.4pp 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 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.5% | 28.2% | 39.3% | 18.8% |
| Math | 9.0% | 21.8% | 38.2% | 30.8% |
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 | 41.7% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.4% | 29.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 PLAINS ELEM.
WEST PLAINS ELEM.'s state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST PLAINS ELEM. this school | 767 | 75.6% | 34.5% |
| JOE D. ESTHER ELEM. LEBANON | 609 | 72.1% | N/A |
| MAPLECREST ELEM. LEBANON | 656 | 66.9% | 36.5% |
| BOSWELL ELEM. LEBANON | 581 | 65.7% | 37.8% |
| EL DORADO SPRINGS ELEM. EL DORADO SPRINGS | 564 | 81.9% | 27.5% |
| MALLORY ELEM. BUFFALO | 599 | 63.4% | 29.4% |
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 PLAINS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Howell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #661 of 1,002 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #744 of 1,019 ▲ 7 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #553 of 1,018 ▲ 102 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #174 of 943 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #16 of 1,294 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #330 of 950 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #670 of 953 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #285 of 1,165 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #605 of 684 | #5 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
767
+43 (+6%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 767 | 63.4 | 12.1:1 | 76% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 64.7 | 12.0:1 | 70% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 62.4 | 12.3:1 | 66% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 65% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 58 | 13.7:1 | 68% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 70% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 65% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 71% (475) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 36 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST PLAINS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (796 to 767); teachers up 9% (58 to 63.4).
About WEST PLAINS ELEM.
This page covers WEST PLAINS ELEM., a large elementary school in WEST PLAINS, Missouri. It enrolled 767 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 143% higher than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
The district, WEST PLAINS R-VII, operates 4 schools serving 2,626 students.
Federal enrollment data show WEST PLAINS ELEM. is 89% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. WEST PLAINS ELEM.'s diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
WEST PLAINS ELEM.'s 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.1:1. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 76%. Among public schools in Howell County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
allk12 grades WEST PLAINS ELEM. a B-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 31.6% for a school in Missouri with WEST PLAINS ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. WEST PLAINS ELEM. posts 34.5%.
In Howell County (population about 40,383), the median household income is $50,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Howell County, enrolling about 5,704 students in all.
The next-closest public school is WEST PLAINS MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. WEST PLAINS ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. WEST PLAINS ELEM. ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.5% against a local average of 52.3%.
The NCES locale for WEST PLAINS ELEM. is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Howell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,383
Census ACS
Median income
$50,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST PLAINS R-VII
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEM.Elementary · 196 students
- SOUTHERN MO TECH INSTITUTEHigh
Other schools in WEST PLAINS
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 466 students
- RICHARDS ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
- GLENWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 252 students
- HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLE0.4 mi · 555
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGH0.5 mi · 1,108
- HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.2.2 mi · 201
- OZARK HORIZON SCHOOL2.5 mi · 17
- JUNCTION HILL ELEM.3.1 mi · 186
- RICHARDS ELEM.4.4 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About WEST PLAINS ELEM.How many students attend WEST PLAINS ELEM.?
WEST PLAINS ELEM. enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WEST PLAINS ELEM. serve?
WEST PLAINS ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST PLAINS ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST PLAINS ELEM. is approximately 12.1:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WEST PLAINS ELEM.?
WEST PLAINS ELEM. reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST PLAINS ELEM.?
WEST PLAINS ELEM. is overseen by WEST PLAINS R-VII in Howell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.