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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001834

WESTPORT ELEM.

415 S GOLDEN, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 523-3100 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
283 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
62
Grade 1
60
Grade 2
51
Grade 3
74
Grade 4
48
Grade 5
56
Student demographics
White
21461%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
4713%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9%
Black
4112%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
4212%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
31%
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
18152%
Female
17048%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
14.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -15.8pp since 2023
Math
26.4%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.9pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.6pp
below 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
351
-62 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.9:1
% White
61%
was 74%
% Hispanic
13%
was 7%
% Black
12%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WESTPORT ELEM.

Located at 415 S GOLDEN, in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, WESTPORT ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary-level community that caters to 351 students (grades K through 5), operated by SPRINGFIELD R-XII.

WESTPORT ELEM. is one of 54 schools operated by SPRINGFIELD R-XII, a district that instructs 24,450 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WESTPORT ELEM. logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, WESTPORT ELEM. has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greene County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, WESTPORT ELEM. sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.8%; actual is 25.2%, a gap of -24.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Greene County shows median household earnings sit near $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which WESTPORT ELEM. is one.

WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WESTPORT ELEM. comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Greene County at a glance

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Population
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students

Quick facts

School name
WESTPORT ELEM.
District
SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Address
415 S GOLDEN, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
Phone
(417) 523-3100
County
Greene County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
351
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
283 (81%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
292886001834
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WESTPORT ELEM.
How large is WESTPORT ELEM.?
WESTPORT ELEM. enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-05.
Is WESTPORT ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTPORT ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WESTPORT ELEM. have?
WESTPORT ELEM. employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at WESTPORT ELEM.?
Student demographics at WESTPORT ELEM. are roughly 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTPORT ELEM.?
WESTPORT ELEM. is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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