📍 64 Hwy Uu, Silex, Lincoln County, 63377
Silex Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Silex, Lincoln County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Silex R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Silex Elem. enrolls 249 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White, <1% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 246 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
81 of the school's 249 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Silex Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 10, state house district 41.
Silex Elem. is one of 2 schools in SILEX R-I, based in SILEX, Missouri. The district serves 433 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 249 students, Silex Elem. is larger than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant