📍 400 S 20th St, Lexington, Lafayette County, 64067
Leslie Bell Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Lafayette County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington R-V school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leslie Bell Elem. enrolls 405 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.4% Two or more races and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 82% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 405 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Leslie Bell 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 53.
Leslie Bell Elem. is one of 4 schools in LEXINGTON R-V, based in LEXINGTON, Missouri. The district serves 893 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Leslie Bell Elem. is larger than the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant