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West Elementary

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West Elementary ranks 320 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jefferson City, Missouri, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 339 students. The school is part of the Jefferson City School District, which is ranked 146 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, the school's performance on specific student subgroups is more promising. West Elementary ranks in the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools for both White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 26.6% over the past 4 years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, West Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.79% to 54.83% over the past 3 years, higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, West Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Clarence Lawson Elementary and Belair Elementary, which consistently rank higher in the state. However, West Elementary outperforms the nearby East Elementary, which has struggled with very low student proficiency rates in core subjects. This suggests that while West Elementary faces some challenges, the school may be effectively supporting certain groups of students, such as White students and those from low-income backgrounds.

317

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,777

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Dix Rd
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0962

(573) 659-3195

District: Jefferson City

Students who attend West Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Jefferson City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

African American:

17.0%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (47% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

Missouri avg42%

320^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson City

146^th of 367Jefferson City among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	320 of 900	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	339 of 906	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	376 of 898	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	513 of 908	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	544 of 901	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	702 of 1052	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	728 of 1045	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	707 of 1032	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	663 of 865	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	702 of 1058	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	727 of 1089	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.2	540 of 1108	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	393 of 1085	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	385 of 1088	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	378 of 1066	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	426 of 1053	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.6	225 of 1084	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	53.5	505 of 1080	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	379 of 1074	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	97 of 638	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	237 of 625	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	231 of 611	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	166 of 532	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	139 of 574	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.5	714 of 907	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	735 of 887	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	175 of 666	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	208 of 668	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	207 of 673	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	503 of 917	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	533 of 898	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+15 vs state

English Language Arts48%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dix Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3195	317	27	11.8	54.3%	195 (61.5%)	54 (17.0%)	24 (7.6%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	64.1	320^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.4%		61.1	339^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.6%	19	32.0	48.0	49.9	57.1	40.8		53.4	$13,777	$310	$13,467
Belair Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Belair	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3155	363	31	11.8	51.2%	225 (62.0%)	45 (12.4%)	59 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	69.2	262^nd of 900 public elementary schools	70.9%		60.8	343^rd of 906 public elementary schools	62.1%	81	61.6	47.1	52.5	43.8	51.6	40.4	59.5	$12,888	$505	$12,383
South Elementary	Public	K-5	707 Linden Dr	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3185	302	27	11.2	100.0%	102 (33.8%)	115 (38.1%)	15 (5.0%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (14.9%)	53.4	426^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.7%		44.6	512^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.5%	86	39.0	58.1	25.7		34.7		53.4	$13,450	$390	$13,060
Mocap Elem.School	Public, Virtual	K-5	205 Jefferson Street	Jefferson City	65102	Cole County	Mo Virtual Instruction Program	No	No	Yes	No	(573) 751-2453	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cedar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Vieth	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3160	313	28	11.1	49.5%	203 (64.9%)	44 (14.1%)	19 (6.1%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	51.2	446^th of 900 public elementary schools	50.4%		41.7	544^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.0%	98	38.5	46.1	34.7	43.4	33.2	44.1	47.8	$15,309	$415	$14,894
Thorpe J. Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Jackson	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3170	294	28	10.4	100.0%	110 (37.4%)	108 (36.7%)	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.0%)	58.6	372^nd of 900 public elementary schools	58.7%		43.4	525^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.1%	153	56.8	35.6	46.9	45.0	47.6	39.2		$13,957	$504	$13,453
East Elementary	Public	K-5	1229 E McCarty	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3165	286	30	9.5	100.0%	115 (40.2%)	96 (33.6%)	24 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.7%)	15.2	772^nd of 900 public elementary schools	14.2%		28.5	669^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.2%	103	11.6	13.1	31.0	26.3	19.3	11.0		$14,394	$642	$13,752
Moreau Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 Hough Park	Jefferson City	65101	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3180	324	33	9.9	64.5%	173 (53.4%)	85 (26.2%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	41.9	543^rd of 900 public elementary schools	39.7%		41.5	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%	5	29.0	27.8	39.2	49.0	24.0	29.8	49.1	$15,023	$1,293	$13,730
Clarence Lawson Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Fairgrounds Rd	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 659-3175	440	36	12.2	50.5%	252 (57.3%)	70 (15.9%)	40 (9.1%)	28 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.1%)	84.8	119^th of 900 public elementary schools	86.8%		73	220^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.7%	101	63.3	60.7	53.7		60.3	62.0		$14,283	$420	$13,863
Pioneer Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Pioneer Trail	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 632-3400	396	35	11.2	50.3%	282 (71.2%)	32 (8.1%)	35 (8.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.4%)	59.4	366^th of 900 public elementary schools	59.3%		52.7	422^nd of 906 public elementary schools	53.4%	56	52.0	33.7	27.7	44.2	55.2	49.9	50.5	$13,427	$234	$13,193

Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary

Is West Elementary a good school?

West Elementary ranks 320^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary?

Students at West Elementary are 62% White, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is West Elementary in?

Jefferson City

How many students attend West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended West Elementary.

What schools do graduates of West Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Jefferson City High

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