📍 2602 Gene Field, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64506
Field Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Field Elem. enrolls 265 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Two or more races and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 168 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 14% |
| Asian | 29 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 9.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 265 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Field Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 10.
Field 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 265 students, Field Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small