📍 820 State Hwy a, Benton, Scott County, 63736
Kelso Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Scott County. The school has 191 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kelso C-7 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kelso Elem. enrolls 191 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White and 3.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 191 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Kelso Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 148.
Kelso Elem. is one of 1 schools in KELSO C-7, based in BENTON, Missouri. The district serves 199 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 191 students, Kelso Elem. is close to the district average of about 199 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant