📍 27870 Hwy C, Salem, Dent County, 65560
Dent-phelps Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salem, Dent County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dent-Phelps R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dent-phelps Elem. enrolls 273 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 273 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Dent-phelps Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 16, state house district 143.
Dent-phelps Elem. is one of 1 schools in DENT-PHELPS R-III, based in SALEM, Missouri. The district serves 256 students district-wide and employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Dent-phelps Elem. is close to the district average of about 256 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant