Laredo Elementary School
Public elementary school in Laredo, Missouri · Laredo R-VII School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Laredo Elementary School serves 51 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Laredo (Grundy County). It is the only school in Laredo R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 1169th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 6.4 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 ÷ 8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Laredo R-VII School District |
| County | Grundy County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291791000958 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Laredo R-VII | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 51 | 51 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 6.4 | 6.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51% | 51% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Laredo Elementary School in context
Size
Laredo Elementary School is the only school in Laredo R-VII School District, so its 51 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 13.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 87; Laredo 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 5 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 3, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 8 has 60% more students than kindergarten (8 against 5). 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
The largest group is White students: 94.1% here and 66.9% across Missouri public schools.
51% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 23.5% 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 8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 51 students, Laredo Elementary School has 6.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 51 students would have about 4.1 teachers, so Laredo 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
Laredo 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 Pleasant View Elementary School, 6.6 miles away in Pleasant View R-VI School District. Within 10 miles there are 4 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 | 94.1% |
| Black | 5.9% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 5 |
| Grade 1 | 5 |
| Grade 2 | 3 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
106 W Main, Laredo, MO 64652
Phone: (660)286-2225
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Laredo Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Pleasant View R-VI | 6.6 mi | 158 | 10.6 | 29.7% |
| Livingston County Elementary School | Livingston County R-III | 7.5 mi | 46 | 6.9 | 67.4% |
| Grundy County Elementary School | Grundy County R-V | 9.7 mi | 54 | 6.8 | 61.1% |
| S.M Rissler Elementary School | Trenton R-IX | 9.9 mi | 350 | 9.1 | 54.9% |
| Spickard Elementary School | Spickard R-II | 16.9 mi | 21 | 2.3 | 81% |
| Linn County Elementary School | Linn County R-I | 17.9 mi | 88 | 9.7 | 42% |
| Meadville Elementary School | Meadville R-IV | 18.1 mi | 114 | 11.1 | 31.6% |
| Tri-County Elementary School | Tri-County R-VII | 19.3 mi | 85 | 7.7 | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.