Delta C-7 Elementary School
Public elementary school in Deering, Missouri · Delta C-7 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Delta C-7 Elementary School serves 97 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Deering (Pemiscot County). It is one of 2 schools in Delta C-7 School District. By enrollment it is the 1107th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 8.7 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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 11.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Delta C-7 School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290573000119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Delta C-7 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 97 | 196 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 8.7 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67% | 60.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Delta C-7 Elementary School in context
Size
Delta C-7 Elementary School is the only elementary school in Delta C-7 School District. Its 97 students are 49.5% of the district's 196. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9.6 miles away and have a median of 176 students, so Delta C-7 Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 pre-K with 17 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 9, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 6 has 17% fewer students than kindergarten (10 against 12). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 78.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Delta C-7 (77.6%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.7% across Delta C-7 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 41.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Delta C-7 Elementary School has 11.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 97 students would have about 7.9 teachers, so Delta C-7 Elementary School has 3.3 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Central Elementary School, 8.4 miles away in South Pemiscot County R-V School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.4% |
| Two or more races | 9.3% |
| Black | 8.2% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 13 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
20 Charger Ln, Deering, MO 63840
Phone: (573)757-6615
Website: deltac7.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Delta C-7 Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 8.4 mi | 235 | 12.4 | 100% |
| Mathis Elementary School | Hayti R-II | 8.5 mi | 383 | 10.6 | 100% |
| East Elementary School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 8.5 mi | 80 | 15.7 | 100% |
| H. Byron Masterson Elementary School | Kennett 39 | 9.3 mi | 417 | 11.5 | 100% |
| South Elementary School | Kennett 39 | 10.0 mi | 420 | 13 | 100% |
| Cooter Elementary School | Cooter R-IV | 11.0 mi | 79 | 8.8 | 53.2% |
| Ross Elementary School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 11.5 mi | 114 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School | Pemiscot County R-III | 11.5 mi | 116 | 9.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Delta C-7
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta C-7 High School | High | 7–12 | 99 |