📍 1210 S Maple St, Eldon, Miller County, 65026
South Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eldon, Miller County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eldon R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elem. enrolls 566 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 566 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
South Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 58.
South Elem. is one of 5 schools in ELDON R-I, based in ELDON, Missouri. The district serves 2,038 students district-wide and employs 135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, South Elem. is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant