YORK ELEM.

Located at 2100 NICHOLS, in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, YORK ELEM. is a close-knit elementary-level community that works with 225 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

SPRINGFIELD R-XII runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 24,450 students. YORK ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, YORK ELEM. lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, YORK ELEM. shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at YORK ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Greene County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, YORK ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.6%; this one delivers 58.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which YORK ELEM. is one.

Arthur Mallory Early Childhood is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YORK ELEM.. On composite proficiency, YORK ELEM. comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.3%.

YORK ELEM. operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. YORK ELEM.'s enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 225). The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 64% over that span.

On the community side, members of the YORK ELEM. community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.