📍 986 Hwy Aa, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, 63901
Lake Road Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poplar Bluff, Butler County. The school has 305 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplar Bluff R-I school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Road Elem. enrolls 305 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 219 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 305 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Lake Road Elem. 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 153.
Lake Road Elem. is one of 10 schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I, based in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. The district serves 4,899 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 305 students, Lake Road Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant