📍 116 Mccall, Wheaton, Barry County, 64874
Wheaton Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheaton, Barry County. The school has 250 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wheaton R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheaton Elem. enrolls 250 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Asian and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 69% |
| Asian | 38 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 250 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Wheaton 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 29, state house district 158.
Wheaton Elem. is one of 2 schools in WHEATON R-III, based in WHEATON, Missouri. The district serves 440 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 250 students, Wheaton Elem. is close to the district average of about 220 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant