Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
14.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
9.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.8% | 9.0% | 31.6% | 53.5% |
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 | 14.8% | 9.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.4% | 10.8% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 16.8% | 12.0% |
% 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
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 WESTPORT ELEM.
WESTPORT ELEM.'s state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTPORT ELEM. this school | 351 | 80.6% | 14.6% |
| FREMONT ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 360 | 82.5% | 30.2% |
| Dover Hill Elementary JOPLIN | 412 | 81.6% | 33.8% |
| MCKINLEY ELEM. JOPLIN | 324 | 82.1% | 40.1% |
| WILLIAMS ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 412 | 84.7% | 25.0% |
| SUNSHINE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 353 | 73.4% | 35.6% |
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 WESTPORT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #926 of 1,002 | #49 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #971 of 1,019 ▼ 13 | #49 of 49 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #952 of 1,018 ▼ 32 | #49 of 49 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #294 of 943 | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #541 of 1,294 | #26 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #257 of 950 | #7 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #215 of 953 | #8 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #265 of 1,165 | #10 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #298 of 684 | #13 of 30 |
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
351
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 351 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 81% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 87% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 88% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 86% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 31.9 | 12.9:1 | 90% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 83% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 79% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 74% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTPORT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (413 to 351); teachers down 6% (31.9 to 30).
About WESTPORT ELEM.
WESTPORT ELEM. runs as a mid-sized elementary school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Total enrollment is 351 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
A total of 54 schools make up SPRINGFIELD R-XII, with 24,450 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at WESTPORT ELEM. are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 12% Black. In Greene County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, WESTPORT ELEM. has a ratio of 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Income data for the school show 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 34 points above the 47% average for public schools in Greene County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.7% for WESTPORT ELEM.. The school posts 14.6%, 15.1 points below the prediction.
In Greene County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $61,479 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting WESTPORT ELEM., Greene County has 97 public schools.
The closest school to WESTPORT ELEM. is WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. WESTPORT ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.9% on proficiency, and WESTPORT ELEM. is below that at 14.6%.
For locale, NCES codes WESTPORT ELEM. as City: Mid-size.
Federal data show 353 students in 2020-21 and 351 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Other WESTPORT Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named WESTPORT Elementary. WESTPORT ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Westport ElementaryWestport, MA · 463 students
- Westport ElementaryModesto, CA · 364 students
Nearby schools
- WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 399
- Arthur Mallory Early Childhood0.8 mi · 143
- BISSETT ELEM.1.1 mi · 187
- YORK ELEM.1.4 mi · 225
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH1.8 mi · 284
- MCGREGOR ELEM.1.9 mi · 286
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.
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