School Profile
McBride Elementary School
5005 S. Farm Road 135
Springfield, MO, 65810
Principal - Robert Reed
8:50 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Phone: (417) 523-4500
Fax: (417) 523-4595
School Web site: http://sps.k12.mo.us/mcbride/
Grades Served: Kindergarten-4
Mission Statement: The mission of McBride Elementary School is excellence in teaching, learning and developing character.
School Profile:
- McBride is a neighborhood school with an enrollment of about 598.
- McBride is a Continuous Classroom Improvement school. Our goal is to increase learning through high expectations, active participation and student input. Teachers and students focus on weekly learning goals using an improvement cycle called PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act). In PDSA, teachers and students discuss how classroom activities are helping students learn.
- McBride has an experienced staff. All teachers are considered highly qualified by the state, and 63 percent of teachers have completed advanced degrees.
- Six years in a row (2003-2008) McBride met Adequate Yearly Progress on the Missouri Assessment Program test.
- McBride's average attendance for 2008-2009 was 96.05 percent, exceeding the district goal of 95 percent.
- McBride has an active PTA that volunteers support for the classroom, organizes family events, and raises funds for school improvements.
- McBride works with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and the Schools, Parks are Reaching Communities (SPARC) Program. SPARC provides a number of opportunities for students--such as cross country, chess and cheerleading.
- Extracurricular activities for students at McBride include student council, celebration choir and step club.
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