📍 1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy, Kearney, Clay County, 64060
Dogwood Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearney, Clay County. The school has 465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kearney R-I school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dogwood Elem. enrolls 465 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 465 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Dogwood Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 12.
Dogwood Elem. is one of 9 schools in KEARNEY R-I, based in KEARNEY, Missouri. The district serves 3,424 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 465 students, Dogwood Elem. is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe