📍 607 S Third St, Odessa, Lafayette County, 64076
McQuerry Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Lafayette County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Odessa R-Vii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McQuerry Elementary enrolls 461 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.2% Two or more races and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 406 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 461 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
McQuerry Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
McQuerry Elementary is one of 4 schools in ODESSA R-VII, based in ODESSA, Missouri. The district serves 2,039 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, McQuerry Elementary is close to the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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