Peculiar Elementary Primary School
201 East 3rd St Peculiar MO, 64078, Cass County Phone: 816-892-1650 Ranking:  (596 out of 1,698, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Raymore-Peculiar R-II 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: | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | NA | NA | 26 | 27 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 327 | 309 | 308 | 327 | 352 | 350 | 345 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 18.3% | 62 | 20.1% | 69 | 22.4% | 60 | 18.3% | 75 | 21.3% | 61 | 17.4% | 53 | 15.4% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 21.4% | 65 | 21.0% | 59 | 19.2% | 68 | 20.8% | 63 | 17.9% | 59 | 16.9% | 78 | 22.6% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 20.8% | 57 | 18.4% | 65 | 21.1% | 68 | 20.8% | 64 | 18.2% | 73 | 20.9% | 80 | 23.2% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 19.3% | 65 | 21.0% | 66 | 21.4% | 56 | 17.1% | 70 | 19.9% | 83 | 23.7% | 77 | 22.3% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 20.2% | 60 | 19.4% | 49 | 15.9% | 75 | 22.9% | 80 | 22.7% | 74 | 21.1% | 57 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 174 | 53.2% | 162 | 52.4% | 158 | 51.3% | 157 | 48.0% | 171 | 48.6% | 170 | 48.6% | 166 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 153 | 46.8% | 147 | 47.6% | 150 | 48.7% | 170 | 52.0% | 173 | 49.1% | 172 | 49.1% | 175 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.9% | 12 | 3.9% | 13 | 4.0% | 17 | 4.8% | 14 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 3.1% | 14 | 4.5% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.8% | 16 | 4.5% | 14 | 4.0% | 6 | 1.7% |
| White: | 301 | 92.0% | 286 | 92.6% | 286 | 92.9% | 304 | 93.0% | 318 | 90.3% | 322 | 92.0% | 324 | 93.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 33.6% | 112 | 36.2% | 103 | 33.4% | 96 | 29.4% | 110 | 31.3% | 77 | 22.0% | 77 | 22.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.7% | 24 | 7.8% | 18 | 5.8% | 25 | 7.6% | 22 | 6.3% | 32 | 9.1% | 30 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.22 | 14.05 | 14.13 | 14.10 | NA | NA | 13.70 | 12.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 49.9% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 53.5% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 42.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 43.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 46.1% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52.6% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 52.8% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 49.1% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 53.8% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 56.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 54.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 56.6% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 55.9% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 58.1% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 53.9% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 53.5% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 53.2% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 53.1% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 53% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 55.2% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 63% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64.1% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 58.6% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 47.7% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 52.2% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 49.8% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 53.5% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.9% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 68.3% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66.8% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 53.4% | 50.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 63.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 36.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.0% | 33.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.0% | 66.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,483.0 | $38,556.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,343.0 | $32,970.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,507.0 | $41,349.0 |
* Peculiar Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.