Ellison Elementary Primary School
45 Se 85th Rd
Saint Joseph MO, 64507, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-667-5316
Ranking: (65 out of 1,698, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. Joseph School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 376 | 379 | 365 | 369 | 368 | 347 | 292 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 24 | 6.4% | 21 | 5.5% | 17 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 13.6% | 51 | 13.5% | 46 | 12.6% | 49 | 13.3% | 46 | 12.5% | 69 | 19.9% | 39 | 13.4% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 13.8% | 51 | 13.5% | 47 | 12.9% | 48 | 13.0% | 62 | 16.8% | 42 | 12.1% | 36 | 12.3% |
Grade 2: | 54 | 14.4% | 50 | 13.2% | 47 | 12.9% | 67 | 18.2% | 51 | 13.9% | 45 | 13.0% | 45 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 44 | 11.7% | 47 | 12.4% | 60 | 16.4% | 52 | 14.1% | 55 | 14.9% | 49 | 14.1% | 45 | 15.4% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 12.0% | 59 | 15.6% | 46 | 12.6% | 53 | 14.4% | 54 | 14.7% | 46 | 13.3% | 42 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 16.8% | 49 | 12.9% | 50 | 13.7% | 53 | 14.4% | 49 | 13.3% | 46 | 13.3% | 47 | 16.1% |
Grade 6: | 43 | 11.4% | 51 | 13.5% | 52 | 14.2% | 47 | 12.7% | 51 | 13.9% | 50 | 14.4% | 38 | 13.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 201 | 53.5% | 202 | 53.3% | 200 | 54.8% | 205 | 55.6% | 196 | 53.3% | 160 | 46.1% | 133 | 45.5% |
Female: | 175 | 46.5% | 177 | 46.7% | 165 | 45.2% | 164 | 44.4% | 164 | 44.6% | 179 | 51.6% | 155 | 53.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 4.5% | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 5.2% | 24 | 6.5% | 22 | 6.0% | 12 | 3.5% | 13 | 4.5% |
Black: | 20 | 5.3% | 21 | 5.5% | 25 | 6.8% | 31 | 8.4% | 20 | 5.4% | 11 | 3.2% | 9 | 3.1% |
White: | 321 | 85.4% | 322 | 85.0% | 310 | 84.9% | 308 | 83.5% | 317 | 86.1% | 314 | 90.5% | 262 | 89.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 30.3% | 97 | 25.6% | 73 | 20.0% | 92 | 24.9% | 75 | 20.4% | 48 | 13.8% | 37 | 12.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.0% | 29 | 7.7% | 34 | 9.3% | 26 | 7.0% | 26 | 7.1% | 20 | 5.8% | 11 | 3.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.08 | 16.54 | 15.25 | 17.23 | 17.20 | 17.40 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 44.6% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 40.6% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 40.1% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 37.5% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 39.6% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 40.4% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 43.3% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 47% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 54.6% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 50.8% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 45.8% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 47.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 43.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 44.9% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 48.7% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 53.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 47.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 44.2% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 43.5% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 46.8% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 46.9% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 45.4% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 46.2% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 51.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 56.5% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 48.6% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 45.3% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 48.2% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 49.2% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 50.1% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 47.3% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 47.9% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 47.5% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 49.9% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 41.9% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 43.2% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 47% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 43% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 43.1% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 43.5% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 57.4% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 61.4% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 47.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 46.6% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 50.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 47.2% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 49.5% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 47.4% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 50% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 50.6% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 46.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 43.5% | 51.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 41.7% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 46.3% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 41% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 46.6% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 48.3% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 48.9% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 54% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 60.4% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 60% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 55% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 55.3% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 62.6% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 60.8% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 58.2% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.5% | 23.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.5% | 76.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% | 94.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,927.0 | $43,501.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,927.0 | $44,313.0 |
* Ellison Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.