East Prairie Elementary School
Public elementary school in East Prairie, Missouri · East Prairie R-II School District · Grades Pre-K–4
East Prairie Elementary School serves 412 students in grades Pre-K–4 in East Prairie (Mississippi County). It is one of 3 schools in East Prairie R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 347th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | East Prairie R-II School District |
| County | Mississippi County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291122003382 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | East Prairie R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 412 | 1,003 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
East Prairie Elementary School in context
Size
East Prairie Elementary School is the only elementary school in East Prairie R-II School District. Its 412 students are 41.1% of the district's 1,003. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 13.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 263; East Prairie Elementary School is larger 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 kindergarten with 81 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 57, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 4 has 30% fewer students than kindergarten (57 against 81). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 62 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 90.8% here and 91.5% across East Prairie R-II. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across East Prairie R-II and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 34.5% 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
With 34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 412 students, East Prairie Elementary School has 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 412 students would have about 33.5 teachers, so East Prairie Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
East Prairie Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Warren E. Hearnes Elementary School, 9.5 miles away in Charleston R-I School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 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 | 90.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.5% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 62 |
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 Wilkinson St, East Prairie, MO 63845
Phone: (573)649-3521
Website: eastprairie.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Prairie Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren E. Hearnes Elementary School | Charleston R-I | 9.5 mi | 276 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Southeast Elementary School | Sikeston R-6 | 11.6 mi | 250 | 11.6 | 100% |
| Matthews Elementary School | New Madrid County R-I | 11.7 mi | 139 | 9.6 | 100% |
| Wing Elementary School | Sikeston R-6 | 12.1 mi | 359 | 13.2 | 100% |
| Lee Hunter Elementary School | Sikeston R-6 | 14.1 mi | 369 | 15 | 100% |
| Sikeston Kindergarten Center | Sikeston R-6 | 14.3 mi | 403 | 13.5 | 100% |
| New Madrid Elementary School | New Madrid County R-I | 14.9 mi | 250 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Lilbourn Elementary School | New Madrid County R-I | 18.3 mi | 233 | 11 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in East Prairie R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie High School | High | 9–12 | 301 |
| East Prairie Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 290 |