Pershing Elementary Primary School
2610 Blackwell Rd
Saint Joseph MO, 64505, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4320
Ranking: (272 out of 1,698, top 16%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 356 | 318 | 335 | 353 | 324 | 280 | 267 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 54 | 15.2% | 49 | 15.4% | 52 | 15.5% | 60 | 17.0% | 44 | 13.6% | 47 | 16.8% | 34 | 12.7% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 16.0% | 45 | 14.2% | 54 | 16.1% | 50 | 14.2% | 61 | 18.8% | 38 | 13.6% | 41 | 15.4% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 14.9% | 48 | 15.1% | 53 | 15.8% | 62 | 17.6% | 50 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.6% | 36 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 13.8% | 47 | 14.8% | 60 | 17.9% | 52 | 14.7% | 43 | 13.3% | 35 | 12.5% | 45 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 46 | 12.9% | 54 | 17.0% | 43 | 12.8% | 43 | 12.2% | 29 | 9.0% | 41 | 14.6% | 37 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 56 | 15.7% | 35 | 11.0% | 39 | 11.6% | 32 | 9.1% | 46 | 14.2% | 42 | 15.0% | 32 | 12.0% |
Grade 6: | 41 | 11.5% | 40 | 12.6% | 34 | 10.1% | 54 | 15.3% | 51 | 15.7% | 36 | 12.9% | 42 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 177 | 49.7% | 167 | 52.5% | 167 | 49.9% | 166 | 47.0% | 154 | 47.5% | 133 | 47.5% | 121 | 45.3% |
Female: | 179 | 50.3% | 151 | 47.5% | 168 | 50.1% | 187 | 53.0% | 162 | 50.0% | 139 | 49.6% | 142 | 53.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 3.1% | 10 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 8 | 3.0% |
Black: | 24 | 6.7% | 22 | 6.9% | 31 | 9.3% | 42 | 11.9% | 30 | 9.3% | 17 | 6.1% | 18 | 6.7% |
White: | 307 | 86.2% | 279 | 87.7% | 292 | 87.2% | 296 | 83.9% | 283 | 87.3% | 255 | 91.1% | 237 | 88.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 50.0% | 144 | 45.3% | 146 | 43.6% | 155 | 43.9% | 132 | 40.7% | 87 | 31.1% | 84 | 31.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 8.1% | 28 | 8.8% | 41 | 12.2% | 28 | 7.9% | 37 | 11.4% | 28 | 10.0% | 39 | 14.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.72 | 15.84 | 15.97 | 16.83 | 16.88 | 15.30 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 44.6% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 40.6% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 40.1% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 37.5% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 39.6% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 40.4% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 43.3% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 47% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 54.6% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 50.8% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 45.8% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 47.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 43.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 44.9% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.7% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 47.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 44.2% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 43.5% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 46.8% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 46.9% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 45.4% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 46.2% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 51.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 56.5% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 48.6% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 45.3% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 48.2% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 49.2% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 50.1% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 47.3% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 47.9% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47.5% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 49.9% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.9% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 43.2% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 47% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 43% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 43.1% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 43.5% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57.4% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 61.4% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 47.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 46.6% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 50.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 47.2% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 49.5% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.4% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 50% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 50.6% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 46.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 43.5% | 51.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 41.7% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 46.3% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 46.6% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 48.3% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 48.9% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 54% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.4% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 60% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 55% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55.3% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.6% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 60.8% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 58.2% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% | 31.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% | 68.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% | 15.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% | 84.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,661.0 | $41,343.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,333.0 | $29,933.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,126.0 | $43,483.0 |
* Pershing Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.