📍 1201 Pine St, Tarkio, Atchison County, 64491
Tarkio Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tarkio, Atchison County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tarkio R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tarkio Elem. enrolls 167 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 152 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 167 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 73 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Tarkio Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-60, state senate district 12, state house district 1.
Tarkio Elem. is one of 2 schools in TARKIO R-I, based in TARKIO, Missouri. The district serves 318 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 167 students, Tarkio Elem. is close to the district average of about 159 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote