Bingham Elementary School
Public elementary school in Springfield, Missouri · Springfield R-XII School District · Grades K–5
Bingham Elementary School serves 429 students in grades K–5 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 53 schools in Springfield R-XII School District. By enrollment it is the 296th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 5.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 76.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Springfield R-XII School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292886001781 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Springfield R-XII | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 429 | 24,285 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 5.6 | 13.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.4% | 51.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bingham Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 33 elementary schools in Springfield R-XII School District, Bingham Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 320 students, so Bingham Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 89 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 60, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% fewer students than kindergarten (60 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 62.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Springfield R-XII (68.4%). Black students are next, at 12.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Springfield R-XII and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 41.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bingham Elementary School has 76.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 429 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Bingham Elementary School has 41.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Rountree Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 26 elementary schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.2% |
| Black | 12.1% |
| Two or more races | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 63 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2126 E. Cherry, Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: (417)523-3400
Website: bingham.spsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bingham Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rountree Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 1.1 mi | 210 | 15 | 51.9% |
| Delaware Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 1.4 mi | 347 | 12.3 | 62% |
| Pittman Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 1.5 mi | 235 | 13.4 | 60.9% |
| Weller Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 1.9 mi | 292 | 13.6 | 78.1% |
| Pershing Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 2.0 mi | 142 | 14.2 | 53.5% |
| Boyd Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 2.3 mi | 347 | 16.5 | 85.3% |
| Sunshine Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 2.4 mi | 353 | 13.1 | 73.4% |
| Field Elementary School | Springfield R-XII | 2.8 mi | 401 | 16 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.