📍 201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr, Purdy, Barry County, 65734
Purdy Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Purdy, Barry County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Purdy R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purdy Elem. enrolls 350 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 34% |
| Asian | 15 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 350 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Purdy 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-70, state senate district 29, state house district 158.
Purdy Elem. is one of 3 schools in PURDY R-II, based in PURDY, Missouri. The district serves 601 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Purdy Elem. is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant