📍 45 Se 85th Rd, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64507
Ellison Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ellison Elem. enrolls 364 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Two or more races and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 364 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ellison Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 9.
Ellison Elem. is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Ellison Elem. is close to the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe