📍 3209 Us Hwy 160, West Plains, Howell County, 65775
South Fork Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Plains, Howell County. The school has 159 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Plains R-Vii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Fork Elem. enrolls 159 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.5% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 159 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
South Fork 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 154.
South Fork Elem. is one of 5 schools in WEST PLAINS R-VII, based in WEST PLAINS, Missouri. The district serves 2,626 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 159 students, South Fork Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 525 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant