📍 2300 Baugh Lane, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, 63901
O'neal Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poplar Bluff, Butler County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplar Bluff R-I school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
O'neal Elem. enrolls 325 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 11% Black or African American and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 325 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 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.
O'neal Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 25, state house district 152.
O'neal 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 325 students, O'neal 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: Town - Remote