📍 3775 Athena School Rd, Desoto, Jefferson County, 63020
Athena Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Desoto, Jefferson County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto 73 school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Athena Elem. enrolls 489 students across grades K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 444 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 489 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Athena 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 3, state house district 115.
Athena Elem. is one of 5 schools in DESOTO 73, based in DESOTO, Missouri. The district serves 2,464 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Athena Elem. is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe