📍 512 Chapman St, Anderson, McDonald County, 64831
Anderson Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Anderson, McDonald County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdonald Co. R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Anderson Elem. enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 33 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 513 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Anderson 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-70, state senate district 29, state house district 159.
Anderson Elem. is one of 10 schools in MCDONALD CO. R-I, based in ANDERSON, Missouri. The district serves 3,595 students district-wide and employs 269 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Anderson Elem. is larger than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant