📍 4 N High St, Butler, Bates County, 64730
Butler Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Butler, Bates County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Butler R-V school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Butler Elem. enrolls 420 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 420 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Butler 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 126.
Butler Elem. is one of 3 schools in BUTLER R-V, based in BUTLER, Missouri. The district serves 971 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Butler Elem. is larger than the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote