📍 22206 Mo 142, Myrtle, Oregon County, 65778
Couch Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Myrtle, Oregon County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Couch R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Couch Elem. enrolls 90 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 86 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 90 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Couch 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 143.
Couch Elem. is one of 2 schools in COUCH R-I, based in MYRTLE, Missouri. The district serves 186 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, Couch Elem. is close to the district average of about 93 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote