Silex Elementary School
Public elementary school in Silex, Missouri · Silex R-I School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Silex Elementary School serves 186 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Silex (Lincoln County). It is one of 2 schools in Silex R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 943rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 17.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Silex R-I School District |
| County | Lincoln County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292829001747 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Silex R-I | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 186 | 433 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.6% | 35.1% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% 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.
Silex Elementary School in context
Size
Silex Elementary School is the only elementary school in Silex R-I School District. Its 186 students are 43% of the district's 433. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.2 miles away and have a median of 350 students, so Silex 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 32 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 16, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (32 against 24). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 98.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Silex R-I (98.2%).
37.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 35.1% across Silex R-I and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 17.7% 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
Silex Elementary School has 17.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 186 students would have about 15.1 teachers, so Silex Elementary School has 2.2 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Main Street Elementary School, 10.7 miles away in Troy R-III School District. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 98.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 24 |
| Grade 1 | 31 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 31 |
| Grade 5 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
64 Hwy Uu, Silex, MO 63377
Phone: (573)384-5044
Website: silex.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Silex Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street Elementary School | Troy R-III | 10.7 mi | 423 | 12.2 | 56.3% |
| Claude Brown Elementary School | Troy R-III | 10.9 mi | 308 | 11.5 | 24% |
| Boone Elementary School | Troy R-III | 10.9 mi | 394 | 13.6 | 31.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Troy R-III | 11.0 mi | 391 | 13.6 | 26.9% |
| Hawk Point Elementary School | Troy R-III | 11.5 mi | 131 | 15.1 | 27.5% |
| Cuivre Park Elementary School | Troy R-III | 12.6 mi | 578 | 13.1 | 32% |
| Clopton Elementary School | Pike County R-III | 13.0 mi | 210 | 11.7 | 44.8% |
| Clarence Cannon Elementary School | Elsberry R-II | 14.5 mi | 307 | 12.1 | 51.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Silex R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silex High School | High | 6–12 | 247 |