📍 1829 N Sprigg St, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63701
Blanchard Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blanchard Elem. enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 27% Black or African American and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 296 students (1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Blanchard Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 147.
Blanchard Elem. is one of 9 schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, based in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Blanchard Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small