📍 300 Doddridge Ave., Blackwater, Cooper County, 65322
Blackwater Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blackwater, Cooper County. The school has 78 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackwater R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackwater Elem. enrolls 78 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.1% Two or more races and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 78 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Blackwater 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-30, state senate district 19, state house district 48.
Blackwater Elem. is one of 1 schools in BLACKWATER R-II, based in BLACKWATER, Missouri. The district serves 101 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 78 students, Blackwater Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 101 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote