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York Elementary

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York Elementary ranks 470 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

York Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 227 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Springfield R-XII school district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in the state.

One of York Elementary's key strengths is its consistent performance with low socioeconomic status (SES) students. The school has ranked in the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools for this metric, indicating it is effectively serving this population. However, the school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.9% to 30.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. In academics, York Elementary has outperformed the district and state in 3rd and 4th-grade math proficiency, but its English Language Arts performance has been more mixed.

Compared to nearby schools in the Springfield R-XII district, such as Campbell Elementary, Williams Elementary, Bowerman Elementary, and Boyd Elementary, York Elementary appears to be more effectively serving its student population, with higher test scores and a stronger focus on supporting low SES students. Over the past several years, York Elementary has also seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, suggesting the school is making progress in its efforts to improve student outcomes.

225

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,462

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Nichols
Springfield, MO 65802-4267

(417) 523-3000

District: Springfield R-Xii

Students who attend York Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pipkin Middle
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Missouri avg42%

470^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii 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	49.8	470 of 900	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	634 of 906	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	431 of 898	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	548 of 908	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	516 of 1052	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	431 of 1045	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	390 of 1032	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	523 of 865	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	761 of 1058	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	928 of 1089	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1050 of 1108	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	963 of 1085	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	1032 of 1088	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	927 of 1066	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	986 of 1053	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	984 of 1084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	994 of 1080	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	997 of 1074	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	134 of 638	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	197 of 625	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	65 of 574	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	219 of 907	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	165 of 887	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	373 of 675	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	573 of 917	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	483 of 898	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)79th percentile+31 vs school

White (2022)45th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics41%~ 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
York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Nichols	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3000	225	17	13.6	88.0%	145 (64.4%)	23 (10.2%)	27 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (12.0%)	49.8	470^th of 900 public elementary schools	47.8%		32.5	634^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.0%	164	43.5	37.4			40.9			$14,462	$820	$13,642
Bissett Elementary	Public	K-5	3014 W Calhoun	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2800	187	17	11.3	87.2%	109 (58.3%)	31 (16.6%)	25 (13.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.2%)	33.6	633^rd of 900 public elementary schools	29.7%		30.5	652^nd of 906 public elementary schools	28.0%	19	20.0	23.8	29.0	21.1	28.3	45.9	49.9	$15,756	$1,561	$14,196
Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1461 N Douglas	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1200	264	18	14.6	89.8%	148 (56.1%)	41 (15.5%)	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.9%)	22.4	716^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.4%		13.2	800^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.7%	84	12.9		16.8	26.3		25.0	38.0	$12,464	$806	$11,658
Westport Elementary	Public	K-5	415 S Golden	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	351	30	11.7	80.6%	214 (61.0%)	41 (11.7%)	47 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.0%)	7.5	845^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.8	808^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.8%	37	12.0	11.2	8.2	9.8	17.0	11.2	16.5	$14,158	$1,223	$12,935
McGregor Elementary	Public	K-5	1221 W Madison	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5700	286	27	10.7	86.0%	155 (54.2%)	52 (18.2%)	42 (14.7%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.7%)	13.3	788^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.9	771^st of 906 public elementary schools	14.9%	17	7.4	30.1	9.4	13.1	7.8	36.3	17.1	$14,975	$1,280	$13,695
Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2205 W Kearney	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-2000	412	29	14.0	84.7%	251 (60.9%)	61 (14.8%)	60 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	31 (7.5%)	19.8	736^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.2%		24.1	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%	39	13.8	24.5	16.5	27.9	14.0	30.5	32.1	$12,990	$1,143	$11,847
Bowerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 N Douglas	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1400	275	23	11.9	88.7%	170 (61.8%)	49 (17.8%)	25 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.9%)	19.7	738^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.0%		17.9	748^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.4%	10	23.7	21.2	16.3	27.1	23.7		29.0	$14,497	$1,788	$12,709
Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 Washington	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-1500	347	21	16.5	85.3%	183 (52.7%)	86 (24.8%)	46 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.9%)	18.6	747^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.0%		15.6	777^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.2%	30	20.5		20.5	16.8	21.2		31.4	$13,695	$1,304	$12,391
Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	732 W Talmage	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-5000	252	20	12.9	78.2%	146 (57.9%)	26 (10.3%)	45 (17.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	31.7	651^st of 900 public elementary schools	27.7%		44.8	509^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.8%	142	12.6	51.4	33.2	27.3	20.9	42.3		$13,192	$1,172	$12,020
Willard South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4151 W Division	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 862-6308	395	34	11.7	58.2%	290 (73.4%)	35 (8.9%)	43 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.6%)	28.9	671^st of 900 public elementary schools	25.4%		37.4	585^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.4%	86	25.7	30.5			34.6			$11,243	$902	$10,341

Frequently Asked Questions about York Elementary

What district is York Elementary in?

Springfield R-Xii

What schools do graduates of York Elementary attend?

Students who attend York Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pipkin Middle
High : Central High

How many students attend York Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 225 students attended York Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of York Elementary?

Students at York Elementary are 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American.

Is York Elementary a good school?

York Elementary ranks 470^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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