📍 301 Big Spring Dr, Neosho, Newton County, 64850
Central Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Neosho, Newton County. The school has 159 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neosho School District school district. It serves grades K–4. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elem. enrolls 159 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 27 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
120 of the school's 159 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 91 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Town, 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-7, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
Central Elem. is one of 10 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEOSHO, Missouri. The district serves 4,998 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 159 students, Central Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant