Bess Truman Primary Ctr.
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Webb City, Missouri
Bess Truman Primary Ctr. in Webb City, Missouri enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 13.7 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
178 students in 2022-23, 182 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.8 to 13.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 178 | 15.8 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 14.0 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 188 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 180 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bess Truman Primary Ctr. enrolled 180 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 180 of the 180 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent14.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.9% of students were White, 11.2% of two or more races, 6.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White80.9%
- Two or more races11.2%
- Hispanic6.4%
- Black0.5%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Webb City
6 public elementary schools in Webb City report 2024-25 enrollment; Bess Truman Primary Ctr. is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Primary Ctr. | 356 | 14.5 | 50.3% |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary | 287 | 16.0 | 30.3% |
| Eugene Field Elementary | 222 | 15.4 | 49.1% |
| Bess Truman Primary Ctr. | 188 | 13.7 | 29.3% |
| Mark Twain Elementary | 186 | 14.8 | 47.3% |
| Madge T. James Kind. Ctr. | 179 | 14.1 | 54.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bess Truman Primary Ctr.
- Harry S. Truman ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 287 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Madge T. James Kind. Ctr.The next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 179 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Bess Truman Primary Ctr. with Harry S. Truman ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Webb City School District spends per student$10,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,386
- The largest public schools in MissouriBess Truman Primary Ctr. is the number 937 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#937 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.13.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bess Truman Primary Ctr.
How many students attend Bess Truman Primary Ctr.?
188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 178 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Webb City, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bess Truman Primary Ctr.?
13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bess Truman Primary Ctr. a Title I school?
Bess Truman Primary Ctr. ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bess Truman Primary Ctr. in?
Webb City School District, NCES district ID 2931500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 293150002991 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.