📍 1701 S Hope St, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, 63755
South Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson R-Ii school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Elem. enrolls 409 students across grades K–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.4% Black or African American and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 409 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 qualify for free lunch and 53 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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 27, state house district 146.
South Elem. is one of 10 schools in JACKSON R-II, based in JACKSON, Missouri. The district serves 5,748 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, South Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 575 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small