📍 10645 Plato Dr, Plato, Texas County, 65552
Plato Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plato, Texas County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plato R-V school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plato Elem. enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.1% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 255 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 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.
Plato Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 142.
Plato Elem. is one of 2 schools in PLATO R-V, based in PLATO, Missouri. The district serves 523 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Plato Elem. is close to the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote