The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Andrew Elem.
North Andrew Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the North Andrew County R-VI district. The school sits in Rosendale, a very small rural community in Andrew County that is part of the St. Joseph metropolitan area. Rosendale has a Main Street and a post office, but its population has been declining, and most residents commute by car to jobs outside the town. The housing market in the area shows home values roughly in line with the statewide average. This is a small school in a small district; the comparison data available places it relative to the three districts in Andrew County.
State test results for the most recent school year give a clear picture of math performance and a partial picture in English language arts. In math, the school's students across third, fourth, and fifth grades posted proficiency rates that were consistently strong, with the fourth-grade cohort performing particularly well. The overall proficiency index for the school, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, landed above the midpoint among the county's districts. That is a positive signal for families looking at academic foundations in the elementary years.
English language arts results were more limited. Fifth-grade reading and writing proficiency was solid, but results for third and fourth grade were suppressed in the available data, likely because small group sizes prevent reliable reporting. Science results for fifth grade were also suppressed for the same reason. A parent may want to ask the school directly about literacy growth in the lower grades and about science instruction, since those areas lack full public data.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, reflecting the surrounding community, and a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is small for an elementary school, with just over a hundred students spread across kindergarten through fifth grade. That modest scale means class sizes are likely manageable, and students receive a lot of individual attention. No information was available on special education or English learner populations, so a parent with a child who has an IEP or who is learning English would want to confirm the school's support capacity directly.
The school is not a charter or magnet, and no Title I status was reported. The district itself did not have any recent parent-relevant changes surfaced in public sources, so the operating context appears stable.
For a family considering Rosendale or the surrounding rural area, North Andrew Elementary offers a small-school setting with strong math outcomes and a solid proficiency position relative to other districts in the county. The community is quiet, car-dependent, and shrinking, but the school itself appears to be a steady academic anchor for the families it serves. The gaps in ELA and science data are worth following up on, but the consistent math results suggest a foundation that many parents would find reassuring.
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