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WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 142 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 31% |
School pathway
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.4% | 21.6% | 39.5% | 16.3% |
| Math | 23.2% | 26.5% | 30.6% | 19.5% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 52.6% | 47.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM.
WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM.'s state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. this school | 402 | 46.5% | 46.3% |
| THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 419 | 45.8% | 43.2% |
| MURPHY ELEM. HIGH RIDGE | 433 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| CALIFORNIA ELEM. CALIFORNIA | 504 | 46.8% | 45.0% |
| Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest BELTON | 486 | 48.1% | 43.8% |
| WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM SPRINGFIELD | 394 | 45.7% | 47.7% |
Where WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #387 of 1,002 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #344 of 1,019 ▼ 51 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #498 of 1,018 ▼ 63 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #261 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #386 of 1,294 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #432 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #419 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #711 of 1,165 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #124 of 684 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 31.8 | 12.7:1 | 47% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 38.5 | 13.6:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 37.8 | 13.6:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 51% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 55% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 49% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 39% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (532 to 402); teachers down 7% (34 to 31.8).
About WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM.
WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school based in WRIGHT CITY, Missouri. A federal count lists 402 students at the school, in grades 2 through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 28% bigger than that.
District-wide, WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO. has 5 schools and 1,875 students.
A majority of students at WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM., 74%, are White. Next come 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
A ratio of 12.7:1 comes from the school's 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 47% of students at WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 46.3% actual against 42.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Warren County, median household income is about $81,209, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. is one of 12 public schools in Warren County, which together enroll about 5,045 students.
The nearest public school is WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE, at about 0.1 miles. WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. has 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 47.3% proficiency; WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. posts 46.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. had 498 students in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease.
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