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Lindbergh Elementary

Public Grades K-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lindbergh Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Joseph, Missouri, serving 511 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a very high percentage of students from low-income families.

Lindbergh Elementary's academic performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is significantly lower than the state and St. Joseph district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.8% in the district and 41.4% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined, from 508 out of 1,032 Missouri elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 725 out of 900 in 2024-2025. This suggests a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

Lindbergh Elementary's performance lags significantly behind that of nearby schools, such as Oak Grove Elementary, Pickett Elementary, and Field Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism at Lindbergh Elementary may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing these underlying issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes.

431

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,656

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2812 St Joseph Ave
Saint Joseph, MO 64505-1957

(816) 671-4250

District: St. Joseph

Students who attend Lindbergh Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robidoux Middle
High:	Lafayette High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

Missouri avg42%

725^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the St. Joseph

218^th of 367St. Joseph 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	21.4	725 of 900	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	772 of 906	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	801 of 898	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	808 of 908	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	772 of 901	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	967 of 1052	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	693 of 1045	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	508 of 1032	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	461 of 865	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.6	449 of 1058	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.2	809 of 1089	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.7	681 of 1108	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.5	916 of 1085	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	827 of 1088	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.9	642 of 1066	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.1	654 of 1053	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	603 of 1084	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	648 of 1080	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.2	789 of 1074	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	70.2	64 of 251	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	336 of 638	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	420 of 625	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	477 of 611	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	389 of 532	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	375 of 574	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	822 of 907	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.2	307 of 887	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	649 of 666	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	644 of 668	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	659 of 673	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	656 of 675	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	675 of 691	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	908 of 917	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	709 of 898	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)75th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Lindbergh Elementary

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	2812 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4250	431	36	11.8	100.0%	248 (57.5%)	21 (4.9%)	64 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	75 (17.4%)	21.4	725^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.8	772^nd of 906 public elementary schools	14.8%	47	16.5	30.7	23.7		28.1	21.7	28.1	25.0		$14,656	$468	$14,188
Field Elementary	Public	K-6	2602 Gene Field	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4130	336	21	15.8	52.4%	207 (61.6%)	12 (3.6%)	39 (11.6%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	53 (15.8%)	79.8	160^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	197^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.3%	37	68.0	47.7	47.3	73.1	56.0	58.1		56.1		$13,155	$643	$12,512
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 N 22nd	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4110	362	31	11.5	100.0%	177 (48.9%)	45 (12.4%)	69 (19.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	50 (13.8%)	37.8	591^st of 900 public elementary schools	34.3%		27	681^st of 906 public elementary schools	24.8%	90	45.0	43.5	13.5		27.4	59.1		21.5	28.3	$13,988	$689	$13,299
Coleman Elementary	Public	K-6	3312 Beck Rd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4100	388	32	12.2	100.0%	194 (50.0%)	33 (8.5%)	51 (13.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	61 (15.7%)	34.5	623^rd of 900 public elementary schools	30.8%		28.2	674^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.6%	51	30.1	23.3	30.0	43.8	39.9	23.0	15.1	37.2	37.4	$13,874	$279	$13,595
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	2610 Blackwell Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4320	285	21	13.8	100.0%	202 (70.9%)	14 (4.9%)	32 (11.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.2%)	62.7	334^th of 900 public elementary schools	62.9%		59.1	359^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.4%	25	38.8	59.5	29.0	62.1		30.7	46.7	54.0	52.7	$13,989	$848	$13,142
Carden Park Elementary	Public	K-6	1510 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4160	638	53	12.0	99.8%	339 (53.1%)	38 (6.0%)	135 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	104 (16.3%)	28.5	674^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.1%		27	683^rd of 906 public elementary schools	24.6%	9	27.5	42.8	14.6	29.4	26.2	28.8	39.0	26.6	27.0	$13,420	$372	$13,048
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	2900 Duncan	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4310	438	32	13.6	100.0%	268 (61.2%)	11 (2.5%)	74 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	67 (15.3%)	23.9	708^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.3%		19.1	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%	32	18.6	20.7	21.6	30.4	27.6	24.6	19.4	42.1		$12,762	$328	$12,435
John Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	12401 County Rd 438	Saint Joseph	64505	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 279-4533	280	19	14.3	34.3%	254 (90.7%)	10 (3.6%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	65.4	308^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.8%		72.5	229^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.7%	79	67.5	44.1			28.7		69.7			$10,607	$11	$10,596
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Cook Rd	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4290	502	35	14.3	32.9%	304 (60.6%)	50 (10.0%)	62 (12.4%)	37 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	41 (8.2%)	81.3	149^th of 900 public elementary schools	83.4%		81.4	143^rd of 906 public elementary schools	84.2%	6	67.5	68.0	43.2	65.3	49.2	55.6	61.6	50.7	57.6	$15,486	$980	$14,506
Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3923 Pickett Rd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4330	250	22	11.2	100.0%	166 (66.4%)	11 (4.4%)	28 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	40 (16.0%)	38.3	586^th of 900 public elementary schools	34.9%		44.3	517^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.9%	69	32.3	42.2	14.4	51.5	20.1	44.0				$15,041	$502	$14,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindbergh Elementary

What district is Lindbergh Elementary in?

St. Joseph

What is the racial makeup of Lindbergh Elementary?

Students at Lindbergh Elementary are 58% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% African American.

How many students attend Lindbergh Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Lindbergh Elementary.

Is Lindbergh Elementary a good school?

Lindbergh Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lindbergh Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lindbergh Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robidoux Middle
High : Lafayette High

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