Cornerstone Elementary School
Public elementary school in Excelsior Springs, Missouri · Excelsior Springs 40 School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Cornerstone Elementary School serves 466 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Excelsior Springs (Clay County). It is one of 7 schools in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. By enrollment it is the 213th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 33.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Excelsior Springs 40 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291165000421 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Excelsior Springs 40 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 466 | 2,661 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.8% | 48.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% 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.
Cornerstone Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in Excelsior Springs 40 School District, Cornerstone Elementary School is the largest, with 17.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 5.7 miles away and have a median of 252 students, so Cornerstone 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 kindergarten with 84 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 68, against an average of 78 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% fewer students than kindergarten (74 against 84). 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 83.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Excelsior Springs 40 (81.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.7% across Excelsior Springs 40 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 16.3% 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
Cornerstone Elementary School has 33.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 466 students would have about 37.9 teachers, so Cornerstone Elementary School has 4.1 fewer.
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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Lewis Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 3 elementary schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.3% |
| Hispanic | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
41.2% of students are girls and 58.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 73 |
| Grade 3 | 84 |
| Grade 4 | 68 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1901 Wornall Road, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Phone: (816)630-9260
Website: essd40.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cornerstone Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 1.5 mi | 354 | 12.8 | 62.1% |
| Southview Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 4.9 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 16.7% |
| Lens | Kearney R-I | 5.0 mi | 60 | 13.5 | 20% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 5.6 mi | 264 | 12.9 | 8.3% |
| Kearney Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 5.9 mi | 223 | 11.5 | 32.3% |
| Southwest Elementary School | Lawson R-XIV | 6.6 mi | 439 | 13.4 | 27.3% |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 7.1 mi | 239 | 11.8 | 51% |
| Missouri City Elementary School | Missouri City 56 | 7.4 mi | 14 | 4.2 | 35.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Excelsior Springs 40
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 239 |
| Excelsior Springs Ear Chld Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 151 |
| Excelsior Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 764 |
| Excelsior Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 540 |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | High | 10–12 | 147 |
| Lewis Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 354 |