📍 507 North Spring Street, Ava, Douglas County, 65608
Ava Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ava, Douglas County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ava R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ava Elem. enrolls 544 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 519 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 544 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 85 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ava Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 33, state house district 155.
Ava Elem. is one of 3 schools in AVA R-I, based in AVA, Missouri. The district serves 1,330 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 544 students, Ava Elem. is larger than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote