O'Neal Elementary School
Public elementary school in Poplar Bluff, Missouri · Poplar Bluff R-I School District · Grades 1–3
O'Neal Elementary School serves 344 students in grades 1–3 in Poplar Bluff (Butler County). It is one of 9 schools in Poplar Bluff R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 556th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–3 |
| District | Poplar Bluff R-I School District |
| County | Butler County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292545001473 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Poplar Bluff R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 344 | 4,899 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 76.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
O'Neal Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Poplar Bluff R-I School District, O'Neal Elementary School is the largest, with 7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 7.6 miles away and have a median of 264 students, so O'Neal 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 grade 1 with 128 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 107, against an average of 115 per grade. This year grade 3 has 15% fewer students than grade 1 (109 against 128). 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
White students are the largest group, at 73.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Poplar Bluff R-I (74.8%). Two or more races students are next, at 13.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.6% across Poplar Bluff R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 32.6% 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
O'Neal Elementary School has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 344 students would have about 28 teachers, so O'Neal 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
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 4 elementary schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 73.3% |
| Two or more races | 13.4% |
| Black | 9.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 128 |
| Grade 2 | 107 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2300 Baugh Lane, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone: (573)785-3037
Website: poplarbluffschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: O'Neal Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center | Poplar Bluff R-I | 1.4 mi | 333 | 12.4 | 100% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 2.0 mi | 317 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 3.0 mi | 227 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Lake Road Elementary School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 4.7 mi | 300 | 12.4 | 100% |
| Hillview Elementary School | Neelyville R-IV | 10.4 mi | 144 | 9.4 | 63.9% |
| Fisk Elementary School | Twin Rivers R-X | 11.5 mi | 309 | 11 | 71.8% |
| Williamsville Elementary School | Greenville R-II | 15.2 mi | 53 | 6.3 | 84.9% |
| Neelyville Elementary School | Neelyville R-IV | 15.9 mi | 188 | 13.4 | 68.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poplar Bluff R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Field Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 227 |
| Lake Road Elementary School | Elementary | 1–6 | 300 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 317 |
| Poplar Bluff Early Childhood C | Pre-K | Pre-K | 295 |
| Poplar Bluff High School | High | 9–12 | 1,416 |
| Poplar Bluff Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 735 |
| Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center | Elementary | K | 333 |
| Poplar Bluff Middle School | Middle | 4–6 | 932 |