Lens
Public elementary school in Kearney, Missouri · Kearney R-I School District · Grades 4–5
Lens serves 60 students in grades 4–5 in Kearney (Clay County). It is one of 9 schools in Kearney R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 1159th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 4.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 4–5 |
| District | Kearney R-I School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291645003353 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kearney R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 60 | 3,424 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20% | 17% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Lens in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Kearney R-I School District, Lens is the smallest, with 1.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 459; Lens 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 37 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 23, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 5 has 61% more students than grade 4 (37 against 23). 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: 86.7% here and 89.6% across Kearney R-I. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17% across Kearney R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 4.45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 60 students, Lens has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 60 students would have about 4.9 teachers, so Lens 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
Lens is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Southview Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 18 other elementary schools, 5 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 | 86.7% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 4 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2215 South Campus Drive, Kearney, MO 64060
Phone: (816)628-4798
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lens. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southview Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 0.1 mi | 455 | 14.2 | 16.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 0.8 mi | 264 | 12.9 | 8.3% |
| Kearney Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 1.4 mi | 223 | 11.5 | 32.3% |
| Dogwood Elementary School | Kearney R-I | 3.2 mi | 463 | 14.3 | 17.7% |
| Cornerstone Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 5.0 mi | 466 | 13.8 | 40.8% |
| Lewis Elementary School | Excelsior Springs 40 | 6.4 mi | 354 | 12.8 | 62.1% |
| Warren Hills Elementary School | Liberty 53 | 7.2 mi | 597 | 15.2 | 22.9% |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Liberty 53 | 7.8 mi | 517 | 16.2 | 20.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kearney R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 264 |
| Kearney Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 44 |
| Kearney Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 223 |
| Kearney High School | High | 10–12 | 814 |
| Kearney Junior High School | High | 8–9 | 510 |
| Kearney Middle School | Middle | 6–7 | 591 |
| Southview Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 455 |