📍 701 e Main, Richmond, Ray County, 64085
Dear Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Ray County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond R-Xvi school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dear Elem. enrolls 299 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
165 of the school's 299 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Dear Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 39.
Dear Elem. is one of 4 schools in RICHMOND R-XVI, based in RICHMOND, Missouri. The district serves 1,543 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Dear Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant