Elementary school (grades K-5) · Holts Summit, MO

North Elem.

Federal NCES profile for North Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 291619000753
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
27
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

North Elem. earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Missouri schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
11.1:1
small classes for Missouri
34.4%
free-lunch eligible
367
students enrolled

North Elem. has class sizes smaller than 71% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

367

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.1:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

34.4%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How North Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at North Elem.

North Elem. is a mid-sized elementary school in Holts Summit, Missouri, enrolling 367 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Missouri schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 34.4% lands close to the Missouri typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 367 students, its enrollment sits close to the Missouri median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 540 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #74.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 367 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

10.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Jefferson City also operates Jefferson City High (1,353 students) and Capital City High School (1,314 students) alongside North Elem..

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How North Elem. compares

North Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 13% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.4% ▼ 25% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 367 top 41% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
367
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
34.4%
free-lunch eligible - 25% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 29% in Missouri - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,977
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 367 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 82.0%
Two or More 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
African American 3.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 82.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.8, North Elem. is about as mixed as the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jefferson City, which includes North Elem..

$11,977
Per student
-7%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.7%
State 19.0%
Federal 14.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How North Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jefferson City High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Capital City High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Lewis and Clark Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Thomas Jefferson Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Clarence Lawson Elem. Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to North Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Jefferson City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on North Elem.'s federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about North Elem.

How many students attend North Elem.?

North Elem. has 367 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Holts Summit, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at North Elem. is 11.1:1, which is 13% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at North Elem.?

34.4% of students at North Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of North Elem.?

The largest demographic group at North Elem. is White at 82.0% of enrollment, in Holts Summit, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for North Elem.?

North Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is North Elem. a good school?

North Elem. earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Missouri schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Jefferson City?

Besides North Elem., Jefferson City also operates Jefferson City High (1,353 students), Capital City High School (1,314 students), and Lewis and Clark Middle (966 students). See the Jefferson City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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