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Lucy Wortham James Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
314 S Jefferson
St James, MO 65559
Phone
(573) 265-2300
District
ST. JAMES R-I
County
PHELPS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
768
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.8% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Lucy Wortham James Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
43%
48%
44%
55%
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
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 74 9.6%
Kindergarten 112 14.6%
Grade 1 117 15.2%
Grade 2 99 12.9%
Grade 3 107 13.9%
Grade 4 134 17.4%
Grade 5 125 16.3%
Total 768 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.8% 94.4% 72.9%
Black 2.4% 2.8% 16.0%
Hispanic 1.4% 1.2% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.4% 54.0% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 39.7% 41.8% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.7% 12.3% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,702 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 46.1 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.7% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.0% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,694 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 12.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.3% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.8% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.8% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 12.8% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,213 $11,568,606 40.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $367 $683,354 2.4%
Staff $515 $958,930 3.4%
General Administration $860 $1,601,320 5.6%
School Administration $505 $940,310 3.3%
Operation $827 $1,539,874 5.4%
Transportation $359 $668,458 2.4%
Other $139 $258,818 0.9%
Total Support $3,573 $6,652,926 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,448 $10,144,176 35.8%
Total Expenditures $15,234 $28,365,708 100.0%
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%

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