The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Elem.
North Elementary serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade in Holts Summit, a small residential suburb of Jefferson City in Callaway County. It is part of the Jefferson City Public Schools district and operates as a regular public school. The building sits on Summit Drive in the heart of town, within a community that has grown steadily since its incorporation and where most families own their homes.
Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving six grade levels, and roughly half of the students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with the next largest groups being students who identify as two or more races and Black students, followed by smaller shares of Hispanic and Asian students. Data on special education and English learner enrollment was not available in the profile, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the support services it offers for those populations.
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Walking through individual grades and subjects: In mathematics, third graders reached the benchmark at a rate that puts them around the midpoint of the tested cohort, fourth graders at a slightly lower but still respectable share, and fifth graders at a much lower rate. That steep drop from third to fifth grade in math is a pattern worth noticing; it might reflect curriculum shifts, cohort characteristics, or other factors that a parent would want to explore with the school. In English language arts, performance was more consistent, hovering between about a third and two-fifths across grades, with fifth graders showing the highest proportion meeting the mark. Science is tested only in fifth grade, where about two-fifths of students scored proficient or above.
There is no graduation rate to report because the school’s grade span ends at fifth grade. Likewise, chronic absenteeism and discipline data were not available in the profile.
Holts Summit is a car-dependent bedroom community with a small downtown along Summit Drive. Most children attend elementary school within the town itself; after sixth grade, students move to schools in Jefferson City. Housing values in the area sit a bit above the statewide average but below the national median, and the local unemployment rate remains low, consistent with a stable suburban labor market. The school itself has no magnet or charter designation, and no Title I status was reported in the data, so families should confirm whether the school receives federal support and how that affects programming.
North Elementary is a solid neighborhood school that performs at or above the level of most other elementary schools in Callaway County, with the main soft spot being the sharp decline in fifth-grade math proficiency compared to earlier grades. For families looking at this school, the most relevant questions will be about how the school addresses that shift and what supports are available for students who need extra help in the upper elementary years. The surrounding community offers a quiet, growing suburban setting with a short commute to state government jobs and services in Jefferson City.
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