📍 301 N Walnut, Fair Play, Polk County, 65649
Fair Play Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fair Play, Polk County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fair Play R-Ii school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fair Play Elem. enrolls 188 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.7% Two or more races and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 188 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 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.
Fair Play 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 28, state house district 128.
Fair Play Elem. is one of 3 schools in FAIR PLAY R-II, based in FAIR PLAY, Missouri. The district serves 350 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, Fair Play Elem. is larger than the district average of about 117 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant