📍 2300 Ables Rd, Sikeston, Scott County, 63801
Southeast Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sikeston, Scott County. The school has 265 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 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southeast Elem. enrolls 265 students across grades 1–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 32% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 265 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 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.
Southeast 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 149.
Southeast 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 265 students, Southeast 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