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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 556 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sedalia, Missouri, serving 209 students in grades K-4. It is part of the Sedalia 200 school district, which is ranked 140 out of 367 districts in the state.

Washington Elementary has had fluctuating academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 260 to 709 out of over 1,000 Missouri elementary schools. In recent years, the school's performance has improved, with a ranking of 260 out of 901 schools in the 2020-2021 school year and a 4-star rating. However, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts have been mixed compared to the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade Math proficiency rate was 21.7%, lower than the district's 38.9% and the state's 41.4%, but in 2023-2024, the school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 51%, higher than the district's 47.6% and the state's 46.2%.

Washington Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's ranking for low-income students has been strong, with a ranking of 32 out of 625 Missouri elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, earning a 5-star rating. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.3% to 22.8% in recent years, which is higher than nearby Skyline Elementary and Horace Mann Elementary.

215

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,300

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 S Engineer
Sedalia, MO 65301-4734

(660) 826-2216

District: Sedalia 200

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 71st percentile in 2024 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 71st-percentile peak (2024) to 38th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

Missouri avg43%

556^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Sedalia 200

140^th of 367Sedalia 200 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	40.7	556 of 900	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.5	260 of 906	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	342 of 898	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	322 of 908	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	260 of 901	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	507 of 1052	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	709 of 1045	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	633 of 1032	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	587 of 865	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	724 of 1058	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.4	836 of 1089	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.4	537 of 1108	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	566 of 1085	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.3	785 of 1088	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	899 of 1066	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	895 of 1053	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	911 of 1084	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	973 of 1080	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	838 of 1074	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	46.5	55 of 105	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	262 of 638	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.7	32 of 625	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	54 of 611	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	38 of 532	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	64.1	236 of 907	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	500 of 887	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	470 of 666	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	438 of 917	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	622 of 898	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2018)48th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+4 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (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 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
Washington Elementary	Public	K-4	610 S Engineer	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-2216	215	23	9.3	86.0%	114 (53.0%)	8 (3.7%)	57 (26.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.9%)	40.7	556^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.2%		69.5	260^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.3%	296	21.7				35.2	72.0			$14,300	$1,388	$12,912
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 S New York	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-4947	447	37	12.2	66.0%	302 (67.6%)	13 (2.9%)	84 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (8.9%)	71.2	237^th of 900 public elementary schools	73.7%		59.3	356^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.7%	119	49.4	51.0			55.2	52.6			$12,443	$797	$11,646
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-4	1100 W 16th	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-6441	276	24	11.4	66.7%	165 (59.8%)	19 (6.9%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	72.3	227^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.8%					(n/a)	52.0	47.1			60.0				$13,487	$1,151	$12,335
Heber Hunt Elementary	Public	K-4	600 S Warren	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-1058	448	36	12.3	77.2%	227 (50.7%)	42 (9.4%)	122 (27.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	48	488^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.8%		52.6	423^rd of 906 public elementary schools	53.3%	65	32.0	41.1			43.0	44.6			$11,736	$846	$10,890
Skyline Elementary	Public	K-4	2505 W 32nd St	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-8087	483	35	13.7	50.9%	383 (79.3%)	9 (1.9%)	51 (10.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	62.8	333^rd of 900 public elementary schools	63.0%		50.3	451^st of 906 public elementary schools	50.2%	118	37.1	48.9			53.8	50.4			$11,957	$1,137	$10,820
Smithton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 S Myrtle	Smithton	65350	Pettis County	Smithton R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 343-5317	288	25	11.3	47.9%	275 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	35.7	610^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.2%		39.7	562^nd of 906 public elementary schools	38.0%	48	15.0	39.5	26.4	46.3	22.5	41.8	31.5	39.2	$11,471	$329	$11,142
Pettis County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	22675 Depot Rd	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Pettis County R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 826-5385	110	16	6.8	100.0%	77 (70.0%)	7 (6.4%)	26 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$20,433	$1,281	$19,151
Otterville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Georgetown St	Otterville	65348	Cooper County	Otterville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 366-4621	115	11	10.1	37.4%	107 (93.0%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)			6.7						$10,984	$397	$10,587
La Monte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 S Washington	La Monte	65337	Pettis County	La Monte R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 347-5621	161	17	9.6	61.5%	80 (49.7%)	2 (1.2%)	73 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)									$13,135	$1,994	$11,141
Green Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	401 W Pettis St	Green Ridge	65332	Pettis County	Green Ridge R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(660) 527-3315	171	19	8.9	46.8%	160 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)									$14,246	$1,711	$12,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Sedalia 200

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 556^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Washington Elementary.

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