📍 3923 Pickett Rd, St Joseph, Buchanan County, 64503
Pickett Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Joseph, Buchanan County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Joseph school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pickett Elem. enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Two or more races and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 290 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 287 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.
Pickett Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 34, state house district 11.
Pickett Elem. is one of 25 schools in ST. JOSEPH, based in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The district serves 10,430 students district-wide and employs 722 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Pickett Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 417 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small