Kelso Elementary School
Public elementary school in Benton, Missouri · Kelso C-7 School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Kelso Elementary School serves 199 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Benton (Scott County). It is the only school in Kelso C-7 School District. By enrollment it is the 923rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Kelso C-7 School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291647000895 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kelso C-7 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 199 | 199 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.6% | 18.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Kelso Elementary School in context
Size
Kelso Elementary School is the only school in Kelso C-7 School District, so its 199 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 9.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 288; Kelso 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 grade 1 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 14, against an average of 20 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 20 in kindergarten and 19 in grade 8. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 98% here and 66.9% across Missouri public schools.
18.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 9.5% 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 16 full-time-equivalent teachers for 199 students, Kelso Elementary School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 199 students would have about 16.2 teachers, so Kelso 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
Kelso 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 Oran Elementary School, 4.5 miles away in Oran R-III School District. Within 10 miles there are 5 other elementary schools, 1 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 | 98% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
55.3% of students are girls and 44.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 25 |
| Grade 2 | 23 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 24 |
| Grade 5 | 21 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 20 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
820 State Hwy a, Benton, MO 63736
Phone: (573)545-3357
Website: kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kelso Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oran Elementary School | Oran R-III | 4.5 mi | 139 | 12.9 | 51.1% |
| Chaffee Elementary School | Chaffee R-II | 5.5 mi | 293 | 10.5 | 62.5% |
| Scott City Elementary School | Scott City R-I | 6.3 mi | 282 | 12 | 68.1% |
| Scott County Elementary School | Scott County R-IV | 8.4 mi | 410 | 12.7 | 51.7% |
| Delta Elementary School | Delta R-V | 9.7 mi | 108 | 10.5 | 55.6% |
| Scott County Central Elementary School | Scott County Central | 10.3 mi | 194 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 12.1 mi | 494 | 10.8 | 100% |
| Clippard Elementary School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 13.5 mi | 383 | 10.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.