📍 4035 State Hwy 77, Benton, Scott County, 63736
Scott Co. Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Scott County. The school has 398 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott Co. R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Scott Co. Elem. enrolls 398 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 368 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 398 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Scott Co. Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 27, state house district 148.
Scott Co. Elem. is one of 3 schools in SCOTT CO. R-IV, based in BENTON, Missouri. The district serves 902 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 398 students, Scott Co. Elem. is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant