📍 1000 Buchanan Road, Branson, Taney County, 65616
Buchanan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Branson, Taney County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Branson R-Iv school district. It serves grades K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buchanan Elementary enrolls 594 students across grades K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 492 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 594 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Buchanan Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-70, state senate district 29, state house district 156.
Buchanan Elementary is one of 7 schools in BRANSON R-IV, based in BRANSON, Missouri. The district serves 4,653 students district-wide and employs 318 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, Buchanan Elementary is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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