📍 1903 S Market, Holden, Johnson County, 64040
Holden Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Holden, Johnson County. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Holden R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Holden Elem. enrolls 564 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 508 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 564 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Holden 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 21, state house district 54.
Holden Elem. is one of 3 schools in HOLDEN R-III, based in Holden, Missouri. The district serves 1,232 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, Holden Elem. is larger than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant