📍 905 Dickinson Street, Chillicothe, Livingston County, 64601
Dewey Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chillicothe, Livingston County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chillicothe R-Ii school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dewey Elementary enrolls 250 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.6% Two or more races and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 7.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 250 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Dewey Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 7.
Dewey Elementary is one of 6 schools in CHILLICOTHE R-II, based in CHILLICOTHE, Missouri. The district serves 1,727 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Dewey Elementary is close to the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote