📍 732 W Talmage, Springfield, Greene County, 65803
Watkins Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield R-Xii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watkins Elem. enrolls 250 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 14% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 9.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 250 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Watkins 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 20, state house district 131.
Watkins 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 250 students, Watkins 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