📍 4051 S Scenic, Springfield, Greene County, 65807
Jeffries Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Greene County. The school has 440 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 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jeffries Elem. enrolls 440 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 440 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
Jeffries 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 134.
Jeffries 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 440 students, Jeffries Elem. is close to the district average of about 426 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize