📍 6547 State Hwy 177, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63701
Nell Holcomb Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nell Holcomb R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Nell Holcomb Elem. enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7% Black or African American and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 219 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 244 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Nell Holcomb Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 146.
Nell Holcomb Elem. is one of 1 schools in NELL HOLCOMB R-IV, based in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The district serves 249 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Nell Holcomb Elem. is close to the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe