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John Glenn Elementary

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John Glenn Elementary ranks 308 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

John Glenn Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Joseph, Missouri, serving 243 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Savannah R-III School District, which is ranked 92 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Glenn Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 30-40% of Missouri elementary schools in recent years. The school's academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts, is generally above the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.5% of 3rd-grade students at John Glenn Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 49.3% in the Savannah R-III district and 41.4% statewide. The school has also shown strong performance in serving its low-income student population, ranking in the top 10% of Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 for this subgroup.

While John Glenn Elementary outperforms the nearby Amazonia Elementary school, it lags behind some of the higher-performing elementary schools in the St. Joseph School District, such as Oak Grove Elementary and Field Elementary. The school has also faced challenges in reducing chronic absenteeism, which remains higher than the school's own lower rate, indicating room for improvement in this area.

280

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,607

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12401 County Rd 438
Saint Joseph, MO 64505-3719

(816) 279-4533

District: Savannah R-III

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

3.9%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg43%

Missouri avg43%

308^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Savannah R-III

92^nd of 367Savannah R-III 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	65.4	308 of 900	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	229 of 906	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	288 of 898	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	287 of 908	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	194 of 901	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	161 of 1052	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	250 of 1045	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	53.8	482 of 1032	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	406 of 865	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.4	558 of 1058	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.8	612 of 1089	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	703 of 1108	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	572 of 1085	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.8	506 of 1088	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	540 of 1066	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.9	369 of 1053	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.0	436 of 1084	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	455 of 1080	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.2	502 of 1074	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	80.8	79 of 907	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	215 of 887	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	55.5	296 of 673	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	424 of 675	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.1	152 of 691	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	208 of 917	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	286 of 898	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)91st percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)56th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+25 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

Science29%-14 vs state

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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 Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Avenue City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18069 Hwy 169	Cosby	64436	Andrew County	Avenue City R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 662-2305	229	18	12.8	11.8%	218 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	96.5	18^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.0%					(n/a)	85.1	68.7		76.0	70.0	73.3		82.3		87.5	76.0		94.0	$10,075	$369	$9,707
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
Amazonia Elementary	Public	K-5	845 6th St	Amazonia	64421	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 475-2161	100	10	9.9	43.0%	96 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)														$12,388	$01	$12,387
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Glenn Elementary

Is John Glenn Elementary a good school?

John Glenn Elementary ranks 308^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is John Glenn Elementary in?

Savannah R-III

What is the racial makeup of John Glenn Elementary?

Students at John Glenn Elementary are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend John Glenn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended John Glenn Elementary.

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