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Alma Schrader Elementary School

Public elementary school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Cape Girardeau 63 School District · Grades K–4

Alma Schrader Elementary School serves 332 students in grades K–4 in Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau County). It is one of 8 schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. By enrollment it is the 582nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

332
students
10.7
students per teacher
100%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–4
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–4
DistrictCape Girardeau 63 School District
CountyCape Girardeau County
Area typeCity, small
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID290712000184

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolCape Girardeau 63Missouri elementary schools (median)
Students3324,310327
Students per teacher10.711.312.3
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible100%100%53.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Alma Schrader Elementary School in context

Size

Alma Schrader Elementary School is the 3rd largest of Cape Girardeau 63 School District's 5 elementary schools; its 332 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.1 miles away and have a median of 386 students, so Alma Schrader Elementary School is close to their typical size.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 2 with 84 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 55, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 4 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (55 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 67.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Cape Girardeau 63 (42.7%). Black students are next, at 14.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Cape Girardeau 63 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 23.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Alma Schrader Elementary School has 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 332 students would have about 27 teachers, so Alma Schrader Elementary School has 3.9 more.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).

Location

NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Clippard Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 4 elementary schools within 5 miles and 11 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
67.8%
Black
14.5%
Two or more races
11.4%
Hispanic
3.6%
Asian
2.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.3%

45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
62
Grade 1
57
Grade 2
84
Grade 3
74
Grade 4
55

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1360 Randol, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: (573)335-5310
Website: capetigers.com

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Alma Schrader Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Clippard Elementary SchoolCape Girardeau 630.8 mi38310.2100%
Franklin Elementary SchoolCape Girardeau 630.8 mi2419.4100%
Blanchard Elementary SchoolCape Girardeau 631.6 mi32611.7100%
Jefferson Elementary SchoolCape Girardeau 632.2 mi49410.8100%
Nell Holcomb Elementary SchoolNell Holcomb R-IV6.0 mi2498.636.9%
East Elementary SchoolJackson R-II6.1 mi72615.130.6%
South Elementary SchoolJackson R-II6.5 mi43314.147.1%
West Lane Elementary SchoolJackson R-II6.5 mi38912.836.5%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Cape Girardeau 63

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Blanchard Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4326
Central High SchoolHigh9–121,278
Central Junior High SchoolMiddle7–8633
Central Middle SchoolMiddle5–6623
Clippard Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4383
Franklin Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–4241
Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5494