Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLARD R-II·NCES 293201002773
WILLARD EAST ELEM.
518 KIME, WILLARD, MO 65781 · (417) 742-4639 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
112 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (65).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
57.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
64.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.5% | 32.7% | 29.5% | 13.1% |
| Math | 35.5% | 28.9% | 24.7% | 10.7% |
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 | 57.2% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 59.9% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 56.9% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 WILLARD EAST ELEM.
WILLARD EAST ELEM.'s state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLARD EAST ELEM. this school | 322 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
| BEAUFORT ELEM. BEAUFORT | 322 | 34.5% | 65.2% |
| RALLS COUNTY ELEMENTARY CENTER | 355 | 33.2% | 39.0% |
| BOONE ELEM. TROY | 394 | 31.5% | 43.0% |
| JOHN GLENN ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 280 | 34.3% | 49.9% |
| WALT DISNEY ELEM. MARCELINE | 309 | 40.8% | 61.3% |
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 WILLARD EAST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #158 of 1,002 | #10 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #110 of 1,019 ▲ 44 | #8 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #197 of 1,018 ▲ 32 | #14 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #342 of 943 | #19 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #631 of 1,294 | #32 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #496 of 950 | #16 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #944 of 953 | #46 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #887 of 1,165 | #51 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #469 of 684 | #21 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
322
+24 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 322 | 24.8 | 13.0:1 | 35% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 26.4 | 12.3:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 39% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 22.6 | 15.7:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 27% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLARD EAST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (354 to 322); teachers up 10% (22.6 to 24.8).
About WILLARD EAST ELEM.
WILLARD EAST ELEM. is a public elementary school run by WILLARD R-II in WILLARD, Missouri. It educates 322 students in pre-K through 4.
Across its 9 schools, WILLARD R-II enrolls 4,578 students. WILLARD EAST ELEM. is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show WILLARD EAST ELEM. is 98% White. Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at WILLARD EAST ELEM. in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.0:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. Public schools in Greene County average 47%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for WILLARD EAST ELEM. is +11.5 points: 58.4% actual, 46.9% predicted.
Greene County census figures show that the median household income is $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 97 public schools in Greene County, enrolling about 42,423 students in all.
Nearby, WILLARD MIDDLE is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of WILLARD EAST ELEM., there are 5 other public schools. WILLARD EAST ELEM. is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place WILLARD EAST ELEM. in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 24 students since 2020-21, to 322.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in WILLARD R-II
- WILLARD HIGHHigh · 1,379 students
- WILLARD MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 395 students
- WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEMElementary · 394 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in WILLARD
- WILLARD HIGHHigh · 1,379 students
- WILLARD MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- WILLARD MIDDLE0.3 mi · 704
- WILLARD HIGH0.3 mi · 1,379
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH0.8 mi · 356
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.0.9 mi · 340
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.4.2 mi · 404
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.6.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About WILLARD EAST ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WILLARD EAST ELEM.?
WILLARD EAST ELEM. enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WILLARD EAST ELEM. serve?
WILLARD EAST ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLARD EAST ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLARD EAST ELEM. is approximately 13.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLARD EAST ELEM.?
At WILLARD EAST ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is WILLARD EAST ELEM. public or private?
WILLARD EAST ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by WILLARD R-II.
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