Telegraph Intermediate

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Festus, Missouri

Telegraph Intermediate in Festus, Missouri enrolled 230 students in 2024-25 with 16.8 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

239 students in 2022-23, 231 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.1 to 16.8.

Students enrolled at Telegraph Intermediate by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 231, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232392023-242312024-25230
Students enrolled at Telegraph Intermediate by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 231, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232392023-242312024-25230
Students enrolled at Telegraph Intermediate by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 231, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232392023-242312024-25230
Students enrolled at Telegraph Intermediate by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 231, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232392023-242312024-25230
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323917.114.0
2023-2423116.813.8
2024-2523016.813.7

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.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Telegraph Intermediate 13.7; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTelegraph Intermediate 13.7state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Telegraph Intermediate 13.7; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTelegraph Intermediate 13.7state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Telegraph Intermediate 13.7; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTelegraph Intermediate 13.7state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Telegraph Intermediate 13.7; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTelegraph Intermediate 13.7state 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 468 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Telegraph Intermediate enrolled 234 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 468 of the 234 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.5% of students were White, 1.3% Hispanic, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White96.5%
  2. Hispanic1.3%
  3. Two or more races1.3%
  4. Black0.9%

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 Telegraph Intermediate scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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, 2021-2247%52%43.2%
Math, 2022-2342%40% (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 Festus

3 public elementary schools in Festus report 2024-25 enrollment; Telegraph Intermediate is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Festus Elementary1,04514.732.0%
Telegraph Intermediate23013.720.9%
Plattin Primary20310.822.2%

All public schools in Festus →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Telegraph Intermediate

  1. Plattin PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 203 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Crystal City ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 324 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Telegraph Intermediate with Plattin PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jefferson R-VII School District spends per student$12,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,339
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriTelegraph Intermediate is the number 858 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#858 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  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 Telegraph Intermediate

  1. How many students attend Telegraph Intermediate?
    230 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 239 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Festus, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Telegraph Intermediate?
    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.
  3. Is Telegraph Intermediate a Title I school?
    Telegraph Intermediate was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Telegraph Intermediate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Telegraph Intermediate scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% 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 Telegraph Intermediate in?
    Jefferson R-VII School District, NCES district ID 2916230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291623001725 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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