📍 320 e Poplar St, Rich Hill, Bates County, 64779
Rich Hill Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rich Hill, Bates County. The school has 173 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rich Hill R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rich Hill Elem. enrolls 173 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 154 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 173 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Rich Hill 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 126.
Rich Hill Elem. is one of 2 schools in RICH HILL R-IV, based in Rich Hill, Missouri. The district serves 382 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 173 students, Rich Hill Elem. is close to the district average of about 191 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote