📍 1815 St Eugene St, Seneca, Newton County, 64865
Seneca Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Seneca, Newton County. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seneca R-Vii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Seneca Elem. enrolls 441 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 77% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 56 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 441 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Seneca 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 32, state house district 159.
Seneca Elem. is one of 5 schools in SENECA R-VII, based in SENECA, Missouri. The district serves 1,487 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Seneca Elem. is larger than the district average of about 297 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant