📍 220 South Gregg Road, Nixa, Christian County, 65714
Espy Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Nixa, Christian County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nixa Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Espy Elem. enrolls 400 students across grades K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 310 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 400 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 143 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.
Espy Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 139.
Espy Elem. is one of 11 schools in Nixa Public Schools, based in NIXA, Missouri. The district serves 6,792 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Espy Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 617 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large