📍 481 N Bedford St, Puxico, Stoddard County, 63960
Puxico Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Puxico, Stoddard County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puxico R-Viii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Puxico Elem. enrolls 358 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 348 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 358 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Puxico 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 25, state house district 151.
Puxico Elem. is one of 4 schools in PUXICO R-VIII, based in PUXICO, Missouri. The district serves 712 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 358 students, Puxico Elem. is larger than the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote