Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001838
YORK ELEM.
2100 NICHOLS, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 523-3000 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
198 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 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
55%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
44.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.9pp since 2021
Math
38.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 26.0% |
| Math | 13.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 35.8% |
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 | 44.5% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.7% | 43.2% |
| 2021-22 | 52.4% | 40.7% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 YORK ELEM.
YORK ELEM.'s state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YORK ELEM. this school | 225 | 88.0% | 37.6% |
| BISSETT ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 187 | 87.2% | 30.5% |
| BOWERMAN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 275 | 88.7% | 23.5% |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. JOPLIN | 218 | 80.3% | 50.1% |
| WEAVER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 264 | 89.8% | 21.4% |
| MCGREGOR ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 286 | 86.0% | 19.5% |
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 YORK ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #594 of 1,002 | #30 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #609 of 1,019 ▲ 64 | #29 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #486 of 1,018 ▼ 97 | #31 of 49 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #194 of 943 | #7 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #897 of 1,294 | #44 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #621 of 950 | #23 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #266 of 953 | #16 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.0% | #240 of 1,165 | #3 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #427 of 684 | #16 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
225
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 225 | 16.5 | 13.6:1 | 88% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 91% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 89% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 84% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 18.4 | 13.7:1 | 91% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 88% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 82% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 89% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YORK ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (252 to 225); teachers down 10% (18.4 to 16.5).
About YORK ELEM.
YORK ELEM. serves students in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, as a small elementary school. The school counts 225 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
SPRINGFIELD R-XII, which runs YORK ELEM., has 54 schools and 24,450 students.
White students make up a majority at YORK ELEM., at 64%. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 10% Black. Census figures show Greene County is about 86% White. YORK ELEM.'s diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
At YORK ELEM., 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 88% of enrollment. The 47% average for public schools in Greene County is 41 points lower.
Test results at YORK ELEM. are 10.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.6% actual, 26.9% predicted).
Greene County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greene County is home to 97 public schools and about 42,423 public school students.
The nearest public school is Arthur Mallory Early Childhood, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.3%, higher than YORK ELEM.'s 37.6%.
YORK ELEM. is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
YORK ELEM.'s enrollment climbed from 219 in 2020-21 to 225 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for YORK ELEM. covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other YORK Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named YORK Elementary. YORK ELEM. is the 6th largest of the 7.
- YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYORK, NE · 615 students
- York ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 563 students
- York ElementaryJamestown, TN · 467 students
- York Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 338 students
- York Elementary SchoolBristol, IN · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Mallory Early Childhood0.7 mi · 143
- BISSETT ELEM.1.0 mi · 187
- WEAVER ELEM.1.2 mi · 264
- WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 399
- WESTPORT ELEM.1.4 mi · 351
- MCGREGOR ELEM.1.4 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About YORK ELEM.How large is YORK ELEM.?
YORK ELEM. enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does YORK ELEM. serve?
YORK ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YORK ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YORK ELEM. is approximately 13.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at YORK ELEM.?
Student demographics at YORK ELEM. are roughly 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is YORK ELEM. in?
YORK ELEM. is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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