Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School
Public elementary school in Caruthersville, Missouri · Pemiscot County R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School serves 116 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Caruthersville (Pemiscot County). It is the only school in Pemiscot County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 1061st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 9.5 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 ÷ 12.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Pemiscot County R-III School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292379001436 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pemiscot County R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 116 | 116 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 9.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School in context
Size
Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School is the only school in Pemiscot County R-III School District, so its 116 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 175; Pemiscot County R-III 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 7 with 22 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 5, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 8 has 125% more students than kindergarten (18 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 99.1% here and 66.9% across Missouri public schools.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 22.4% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 116 students, Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School has 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 116 students would have about 9.4 teachers, so Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Pemiscot County R-III 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 Caruthersville Elementary School, 5.2 miles away in Caruthersville 18 School District. Within 10 miles there are 5 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 | 99.1% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1727 County Hwy 536, Caruthersville, MO 63830
Phone: (573)333-1856
Website: r3.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pemiscot County R-III Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruthersville Elementary School | Caruthersville 18 | 5.2 mi | 475 | 13.6 | 100% |
| East Elementary School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 7.2 mi | 80 | 15.7 | 100% |
| Central Elementary School | South Pemiscot County R-V | 7.5 mi | 235 | 12.4 | 100% |
| Cooter Elementary School | Cooter R-IV | 7.8 mi | 79 | 8.8 | 53.2% |
| Mathis Elementary School | Hayti R-II | 8.7 mi | 383 | 10.6 | 100% |
| Delta C-7 Elementary School | Delta C-7 | 11.5 mi | 97 | 8.7 | 67% |
| Ross Elementary School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 17.4 mi | 114 | 11.3 | 100% |
| H. Byron Masterson Elementary School | Kennett 39 | 20.8 mi | 417 | 11.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.