📍 409 e 15th St, Eldon, Miller County, 65026
Eldon Upper Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eldon, Miller County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eldon R-I school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Eldon Upper Elem. enrolls 425 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 425 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Eldon Upper 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.
Eldon Upper 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 425 students, Eldon Upper Elem. is close to the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant