Field Elem.
Public · Grades K–6 · 336 students
Pershing Elem.
2610 Blackwell Rd, St Joseph, MO 64505
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
285
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
St. Joseph
Buchanan County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pershing Elem.
Pershing Elem. is a public elementary school in St Joseph, Missouri, serving grades K–6. It is part of St. Joseph. The school is located in a small city in Buchanan County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 285 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 285 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- St. Joseph
- County
- Buchanan County
- NCES school ID
- 292706001668
Schools near Pershing Elem.
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Lindbergh Elem.
Public · Grades K–5 · 431 students
Coleman Elem.
Public · Grades K–6 · 388 students
Oak Grove Elem
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Edison Elem.
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 362 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.