Junction Hill Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · West Plains, Missouri

Junction Hill Elementary in West Plains, Missouri enrolled 186 students in 2024-25 with 17.1 full-time teachers, 10.9 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). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

209 students in 2022-23, 181 students in 2023-24, 186 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 17.1.

Students enrolled at Junction Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 18601002003002022-232092023-241812024-25186
Students enrolled at Junction Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 18601002003002022-232092023-241812024-25186
Students enrolled at Junction Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 18601002003002022-232092023-241812024-25186
Students enrolled at Junction Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 209, 2023-24: 181, 2024-25: 18601002003002022-232092023-241812024-25186
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320919.810.6
2023-2418117.910.1
2024-2518617.110.9

10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 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.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 10.9; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 10.9; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 10.9; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 10.9; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.9state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

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 199 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Junction Hill Elementary enrolled 199 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 199 of the 199 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent8.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.4% of students were White, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White98.4%
  2. Hispanic0.5%
  3. Two or more races0.5%
  4. Pacific Islander0.5%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Junction Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%40‑44%43.2%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%25‑29% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in West Plains

7 public elementary schools in West Plains report 2024-25 enrollment; Junction Hill Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Plains Elementary76712.164.0%
Fairview Elementary46615.037.8%
Richards Elementary38915.051.9%
Glenwood Elementary25210.442.5%
Howell Valley Elementary20111.337.8%
South Fork Elementary19612.740.3%
Junction Hill Elementary18610.944.1%

All public schools in West Plains →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Junction Hill Elementary

  1. West Plains ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 767 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Howell Valley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 201 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Junction Hill Elementary with West Plains ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Junction Hill C-12 spends per student$12,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,818
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriJunction Hill Elementary is the number 941 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#941 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.10.9:1
  7. 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 Junction Hill Elementary

  1. How many students attend Junction Hill Elementary?
    186 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 209 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Plains, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Junction Hill Elementary?
    10.9 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.
  3. Is Junction Hill Elementary a Title I school?
    Junction Hill Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Junction Hill Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Junction Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Junction Hill Elementary in?
    Junction Hill C-12, NCES district ID 2915060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291506000689 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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