📍 365 e Walnut St, Thayer, Oregon County, 65791
Thayer Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thayer, Oregon County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thayer R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thayer Elem. enrolls 419 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 419 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Thayer 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 143.
Thayer Elem. is one of 2 schools in THAYER R-II, based in THAYER, Missouri. The district serves 780 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 419 students, Thayer Elem. is close to the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote