📍 510 Wilkinson St, East Prairie, Mississippi County, 63845
East Prairie Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Prairie, Mississippi County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Prairie R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Prairie Elem enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.3% Two or more races and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 410 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
East Prairie 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 25, state house district 149.
East Prairie Elem is one of 3 schools in EAST PRAIRIE R-II, based in EAST PRAIRIE, Missouri. The district serves 1,003 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, East Prairie Elem is larger than the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote