📍 207 S Fourth St, Drexel, Cass County, 64742
Drexel Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Drexel, Cass County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Drexel R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drexel Elem. enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.1% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 170 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Drexel 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 56.
Drexel Elem. is one of 2 schools in DREXEL R-IV, based in DREXEL, Missouri. The district serves 259 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Drexel Elem. is larger than the district average of about 130 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant