📍 1630 N Weller, Springfield, Greene County, 65803
Weller Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 297 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 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Weller Elem. enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 297 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Weller 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.
Weller 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 297 students, Weller 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