For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 265 students in Dent-Phelps R-III School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Missouri.
Public Elementary School in Dent-Phelps R-III School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Missouri public elementary school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public elementary school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
1 School
1,724 Schools
# Students
265 Students
567,483 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
45,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Dent-Phelps R-III School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 556 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#367 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
46%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.03
0.50
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,979 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
11,779 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
42,805 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
2 Students
88,990 Students
% Black Students
1%
16%
# White Students
261 Students
389,059 Students
% White Students
98%
69%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,235 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
30,636 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
17,293
# Students in K Grade:
24
62,060
# Students in 1st Grade:
17
62,556
# Students in 2nd Grade:
26
63,823
# Students in 3rd Grade:
26
63,594
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
64,202
# Students in 5th Grade:
28
64,701
# Students in 6th Grade:
36
65,926
# Students in 7th Grade:
27
47,747
# Students in 8th Grade:
23
47,879
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
1,965
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
1,965
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,777
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,995
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,992 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,159. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,057 is higher than the state median of $13,980. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,992
$15,159
Spending / Student
$14,057
$13,980
Best Dent-Phelps R-III School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dent-phelps Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
27870 Hwy C
Salem, MO 65560
(573) 729-4680
Salem, MO 65560
(573) 729-4680
Grades: PK-8
| 265 students
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