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What's the most underrated thing about WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOB NOSTER R-VIII·NCES 291683000933
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.
120 HOUX DR, WHITEMAN AFB, MO 65305 · (660) 563-3028 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
212 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 170 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 KNOB NOSTER R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.8pp since 2021
Math
64.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.4% | 33.9% | 31.0% | 8.6% |
| Math | 35.6% | 29.3% | 22.4% | 12.6% |
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 | 60.3% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 68.9% |
| 2022-23 | 57.9% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 65.1% | 58.1% |
% 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
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 18 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 WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.'s state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. this school | 602 | 35.2% | 64.7% |
| SUNNY POINTE ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 506 | 35.6% | 54.0% |
| KELLYBROOK ELEM SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 528 | 30.1% | 43.6% |
| WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 529 | 30.8% | 53.4% |
| SNI-A-BAR ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 475 | 31.6% | 44.4% |
| PRAIRIE POINT ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 437 | 33.0% | 42.2% |
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 WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #84 of 1,002 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #103 of 1,019 ▼ 50 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #148 of 1,018 ▼ 73 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #490 of 943 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #65 of 1,294 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #851 of 950 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #296 of 953 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #879 of 1,165 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.2% | #6 of 251 | #1 of 6 |
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
602
+99 (+20%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 602 | 39.4 | 15.3:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 42.1 | 13.8:1 | 36% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 31.1 | 18.6:1 | 36% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 24% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 28.3 | 12.7:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 33% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 35% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 37% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (358 to 602); teachers up 39% (28.3 to 39.4).
About WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.
Students in WHITEMAN AFB, Missouri, attend WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM., a large elementary school. It educates 602 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
KNOB NOSTER R-VIII runs WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. along with 3 other schools, enrolling 2,007 students in total.
A majority of students at WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM., 67%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 85%. WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. is 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. would score about 46.7%. It scores 64.7%, a top-10% result among Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Johnson County residents, median household income is about $67,272, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. is one of 24 public schools in Johnson County, which together enroll about 8,058 students.
Of nearby public schools, KNOB NOSTER HIGH is the closest, at about 1.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 503 to 602 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.8:1 to 15.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,732
Census ACS
Median income
$67,272
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,058 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KNOB NOSTER R-VIII
- KNOB NOSTER ELEM.Elementary · 550 students
- KNOB NOSTER HIGHHigh · 474 students
- KNOB NOSTER MIDDLEMiddle · 381 students
Nearby schools
- KNOB NOSTER HIGH1.9 mi · 474
- KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE2.2 mi · 381
- KNOB NOSTER ELEM.2.3 mi · 550
- WARRENSBURG HIGH7.3 mi · 1,027
- RIDGE VIEW ELEM.7.4 mi · 484
- MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY7.8 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.How many students attend WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.?
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. serve?
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. is approximately 15.3:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.?
At WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM., the student body is approximately 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. in?
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. is part of KNOB NOSTER R-VIII.
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