📍 2120 Ventura, Springfield, Greene County, 65804
Pershing Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pershing Elem. enrolls 153 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 153 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Pershing Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-70, state senate district 30, state house district 135.
Pershing Elem. is one of 57 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, based in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The district serves 24,285 students district-wide and employs 1,846 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Pershing Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize