Hosea Elementary Primary School
6401 Gordon St
Saint Joseph MO, 64504, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4180
Ranking: (1,483 out of 1,698, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: St. Joseph School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 542 | 504 | 505 | 496 | 509 | 418 | 411 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 38 | 7.0% | 61 | 12.1% | 54 | 10.7% | 53 | 10.7% | 61 | 12.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 95 | 17.5% | 83 | 16.5% | 68 | 13.5% | 67 | 13.5% | 69 | 13.6% | 54 | 12.9% | 58 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 14.0% | 65 | 12.9% | 62 | 12.3% | 65 | 13.1% | 63 | 12.4% | 59 | 14.1% | 53 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 12.2% | 63 | 12.5% | 61 | 12.1% | 66 | 13.3% | 68 | 13.4% | 56 | 13.4% | 64 | 15.6% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 13.1% | 60 | 11.9% | 65 | 12.9% | 66 | 13.3% | 46 | 9.0% | 69 | 16.5% | 60 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 11.4% | 61 | 12.1% | 72 | 14.3% | 48 | 9.7% | 72 | 14.1% | 59 | 14.1% | 64 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 12.9% | 68 | 13.5% | 49 | 9.7% | 76 | 15.3% | 58 | 11.4% | 72 | 17.2% | 57 | 13.9% |
Grade 6: | 64 | 11.8% | 43 | 8.5% | 74 | 14.7% | 55 | 11.1% | 72 | 14.1% | 49 | 11.7% | 55 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 290 | 53.5% | 285 | 56.5% | 275 | 54.5% | 270 | 54.4% | 270 | 53.0% | 214 | 51.2% | 217 | 52.8% |
Female: | 252 | 46.5% | 219 | 43.5% | 230 | 45.5% | 226 | 45.6% | 231 | 45.4% | 196 | 46.9% | 190 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 45 | 8.3% | 36 | 7.1% | 29 | 5.7% | 23 | 4.6% | 38 | 7.5% | 33 | 7.9% | 29 | 7.1% |
Black: | 20 | 3.7% | 27 | 5.4% | 32 | 6.3% | 29 | 5.8% | 41 | 8.1% | 22 | 5.3% | 15 | 3.6% |
White: | 455 | 83.9% | 426 | 84.5% | 438 | 86.7% | 439 | 88.5% | 427 | 83.9% | 361 | 86.4% | 366 | 89.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 75.6% | 342 | 67.9% | 313 | 62.0% | 314 | 63.3% | 295 | 58.0% | 269 | 64.4% | 253 | 61.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 8.9% | 31 | 6.2% | 30 | 5.9% | 50 | 10.1% | 69 | 13.6% | 62 | 14.8% | 66 | 16.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.96 | 13.77 | 14.37 | 14.51 | 16.37 | 13.40 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 44.6% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 40.6% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 40.1% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 37.5% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 39.6% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 40.4% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 43.3% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 47% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.6% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 50.8% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 45.8% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 47.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 43.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 44.9% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 48.7% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 53.9% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 47.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 44.2% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 43.5% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.8% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 46.9% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45.4% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 46.2% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 51.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 56.5% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 48.6% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 45.3% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 48.2% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 49.2% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 50.1% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 47.3% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 47.9% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 47.5% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 49.9% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41.9% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 43.2% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 47% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 43% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 43.1% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 43.5% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57.4% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 61.4% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 47.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 46.6% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 50.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 47.2% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 49.5% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 47.4% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 50% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 50.6% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 46.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 43.5% | 51.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 41.7% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 47.2% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 49.2% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 46.3% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 41% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 46.6% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 48.3% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 48.9% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 54% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 60.4% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 60% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 55% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 55.3% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 62.6% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 60.8% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 58.2% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.3% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.7% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 44.4% | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 55.6% | 66.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,891.0 | $35,495.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,417.0 | $29,611.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,271.0 | $38,436.0 |
* Hosea Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.