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Athena Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
3775 Athena School Rd
Desoto, MO 63020
Phone
(636) 586-1020
District
DESOTO 73
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
511
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Athena Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
38%
44%
42%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 76 14.9%
Grade 1 72 14.1%
Grade 2 64 12.5%
Grade 3 67 13.1%
Grade 4 74 14.5%
Grade 5 85 16.6%
Grade 6 73 14.3%
Total 511 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.3% 96.3% 72.9%
Black 0.8% 1.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 1.9% 1.9% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.6% 41.0% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 37.8% 35.1% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.8% 5.9% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,375 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 159.8 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,281 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 14.3% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.1% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.2% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,844 $16,187,880 55.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $471 $1,304,670 4.5%
Staff $427 $1,182,790 4.0%
General Administration $495 $1,371,150 4.7%
School Administration $521 $1,443,170 4.9%
Operation $938 $2,598,260 8.9%
Transportation $514 $1,423,780 4.9%
Other $4 $11,080 0.0%
Total Support $3,369 $9,332,130 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,347 $3,731,190 12.8%
Total Expenditures $10,560 $29,251,200 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%