Risco Elementary School
Public elementary school in Risco, Missouri · Risco R-II School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Risco Elementary School serves 80 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Risco (New Madrid County). It is one of 2 schools in Risco R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 1135th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 7 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 ÷ 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Risco R-II School District |
| County | New Madrid County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292661001563 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Risco R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 80 | 158 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.3% | 60.8% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Risco Elementary School in context
Size
Risco Elementary School is the only elementary school in Risco R-II School District. Its 80 students are 50.6% of the district's 158. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.1 miles away and have a median of 258 students, so Risco 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 16 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 4, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 6 has 86% more students than kindergarten (13 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 5 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 95% of enrollment, about the same share as across Risco R-II (94.9%).
66.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.8% across Risco R-II and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 37.5% 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
Risco Elementary School has 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 80 students would have about 6.5 teachers, so Risco Elementary School has 4.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Malden Lower Elementary School, 8.4 miles away in Malden R-I School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95% |
| Hispanic | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 5 |
| Kindergarten | 7 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 4 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Hwy 62, Risco, MO 63874
Phone: (573)396-5501
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Risco Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malden Lower Elementary School | Malden R-I | 8.4 mi | 424 | 12 | 100% |
| Gideon Elementary School | Gideon 37 | 8.9 mi | 115 | 8.5 | 100% |
| Clarkton Elementary School | Clarkton C-4 | 10.4 mi | 143 | 10.2 | 100% |
| Portageville Elementary School | Portageville | 10.8 mi | 311 | 10.8 | 100% |
| Bernie Elementary School | Bernie R-XIII | 11.5 mi | 283 | 12.1 | 64% |
| Lilbourn Elementary School | New Madrid County R-I | 12.2 mi | 233 | 11 | 100% |
| Ross Elementary School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 14.0 mi | 114 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Campbell R-II | 14.1 mi | 312 | 12.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Risco R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risco High School | High | 7–12 | 78 |