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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in ST. JOSEPH

This page covers 14 elementary schools in ST. JOSEPH. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

14
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
ELLISON ELEM.
Grades KG–06364 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
45%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
FIELD ELEM.
Grades KG–06265 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
PARKWAY ELEM.
Grades KG–06379 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
4
rank
PERSHING ELEM.
Grades KG–06267 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
OAK GROVE ELEM
Grades PK–06842 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
MARK TWAIN ELEM.
Grades KG–06315 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
7
rank
EDISON ELEM.
Grades PK–06288 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
8
rank
COLEMAN ELEM.
Grades KG–06349 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
9
rank
HOSEA ELEM.
Grades KG–05438 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
10
rank
LINDBERGH ELEM.
Grades KG–05484 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,485
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
4 more elementary schools in ST. JOSEPH not shown here.
View all schools in ST. JOSEPH
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
14
Elementary Schools
24
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
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ELLISON ELEM.
Score: 53/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.