📍 522 State Hwy 125 N, Sparta, Christian County, 65753
Sparta Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparta, Christian County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta R-Iii school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sparta Elem. enrolls 256 students across grades K–4. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.6% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 256 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Sparta 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 20, state house district 140.
Sparta Elem. is one of 4 schools in SPARTA R-III, based in SPARTA, Missouri. The district serves 734 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Sparta Elem. is larger than the district average of about 184 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant