The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Windsor Elem.
Windsor Elem. serves kindergarten through sixth grade as the sole elementary school in the Henry County R-I district, a district that also runs a combined junior and senior high school. The school sits in the town of Windsor, a small rural community straddling Henry and Pettis Counties at the intersection of two state highways. The town’s character is shaped by its agricultural base, a visible Amish presence with a grocery store and bulk produce auction just outside city limits, and many military families tied to nearby Whiteman Air Force Base. The population has been declining gradually over the past two decades, and the housing market reflects a lower cost of living compared with state averages, a fact the local chamber promotes. The town’s grid layout centers on Main Street, and civic life includes parades, a public library, a municipal pool, and the junction where the Katy Trail meets the Rock Island Spur.
Enrollment at Windsor Elem. is moderate for an elementary school, with class sections that appear to be of typical size. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a small Hispanic population and a very small number of Asian and Black students. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a substantial share that suggests many households face economic constraints. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not provided.
Academic results from the Missouri Assessment Program show a mixed picture. In math, proficiency rates across grades three through six vary noticeably. The strongest performance came in fourth grade, where roughly two in five students scored proficient or advanced. Third grade and sixth grade trailed at approximately three in ten, while fifth grade math saw a sharp drop, with about one in six students reaching proficiency. In English language arts, the pattern is similar. Third and fourth graders both had about two in five at proficiency, fifth grade again fell to roughly one in five, and sixth grade results were suppressed. Science, tested in fifth grade only, showed about three in ten proficient. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages rates across all tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Henry County. That means performance is slightly better than the typical county school, though the absolute rates remain modest, and the dip in fifth grade is large enough that a parent may want to ask the school about specific support in the upper elementary years.
Because Windsor Elem. serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. No information was available about chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing ratios.
The Henry County R-I district recently had no publicly reported strategic changes, and the locale brief noted a lack of major new construction or development in Windsor. The housing market is affordable by state standards; median home values are below the Missouri benchmark, and the area’s cost of living is a recurring draw. For families looking for a small-town, rural elementary setting where the student body is economically diverse and the school’s academic results are average to slightly above average for the county, Windsor Elem. fits that profile. The fifth-grade performance gap is the clearest point to investigate further.
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