📍 515 N Elm, Slater, Saline County, 65349
Alexander Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Slater, Saline County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Slater school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Alexander Elem. enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 13% Two or more races and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 211 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alexander 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-40, state senate district 21, state house district 48.
Alexander Elem. is one of 2 schools in SLATER, based in SLATER, Missouri. The district serves 379 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Alexander Elem. is close to the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant