📍 14762 W State Hwy 90, Southwest City, McDonald County, 64863
Noel Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southwest City, McDonald County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcdonald Co. R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Noel Primary enrolls 235 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 23% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 32% |
| White | 65 | 28% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 55 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 235 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Noel Primary 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.
Noel Primary 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 235 students, Noel Primary is smaller than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant