📍 315 Baker Street, Sikeston, Scott County, 63801
Lee Hunter Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sikeston, Scott County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sikeston R-6 school district. It serves grades 1–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lee Hunter Elem. enrolls 347 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 29% Black or African American and 8.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 347 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 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.
Lee Hunter 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-80, state senate district 27, state house district 148.
Lee Hunter Elem. is one of 8 schools in SIKESTON R-6, based in SIKESTON, Missouri. The district serves 3,277 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 347 students, Lee Hunter Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant