Dent-Phelps Elementary School
Public elementary school in Salem, Missouri · Dent-Phelps R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Dent-Phelps Elementary School serves 256 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Salem (Dent County). It is the only school in Dent-Phelps R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 791st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11 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 ÷ 23.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Dent-Phelps R-III School District |
| County | Dent County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291071000360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Dent-Phelps R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 256 | 256 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50% | 50% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Dent-Phelps Elementary School in context
Size
Dent-Phelps Elementary School is the only school in Dent-Phelps R-III School District, so its 256 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 209; Dent-Phelps 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 7 with 38 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 15, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 8 has 65% more students than kindergarten (28 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 15 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 95.7% here and 66.9% across Missouri public schools. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 23.4% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 23.33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 256 students, Dent-Phelps Elementary School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 256 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Dent-Phelps Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Dent-Phelps Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Wm. H. Lynch Elementary School, 8.3 miles away in Salem R-80 School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other elementary schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.7% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
| Black | 0.8% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 15 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 30 |
| Grade 3 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 20 |
| Grade 5 | 25 |
| Grade 6 | 31 |
| Grade 7 | 38 |
| Grade 8 | 28 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
27870 Hwy C, Salem, MO 65560
Phone: (573)729-4680
Website: dentphelps.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dent-Phelps Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. H. Lynch Elementary School | Salem R-80 | 8.3 mi | 257 | 14.7 | 100% |
| North Wood Elementary School | North Wood R-IV | 8.4 mi | 155 | 10.4 | 63.9% |
| Salem Upper Elementary School | Salem R-80 | 9.3 mi | 335 | 13 | 100% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | Oak Hill R-I | 12.5 mi | 149 | 11.9 | 64.4% |
| Green Forest Elementary School | Green Forest R-II | 12.6 mi | 152 | 10.5 | 61.2% |
| Phelps County Elementary School | Phelps County R-III | 13.0 mi | 160 | 10.8 | 47.5% |
| Col. John B. Wyman Elementary School | Rolla 31 | 16.1 mi | 441 | 12.8 | 47.8% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Rolla 31 | 16.4 mi | 440 | 12.4 | 50.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.