Spickard Elementary School
Public elementary school in Spickard, Missouri · Spickard R-II School District · Grades K–6
Spickard Elementary School serves 21 students in grades K–6 in Spickard (Grundy County). It is the only school in Spickard R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 1199th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 2.3 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 ÷ 9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Spickard R-II School District |
| County | Grundy County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292877001777 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Spickard R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 21 | 21 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 2.3 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81% | 81% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Spickard Elementary School in context
Size
Spickard Elementary School is the only school in Spickard R-II School District, so its 21 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 16.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 75; Spickard 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 3 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 2, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 6 has 50% fewer students than grade 1 (2 against 4). 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
All of its students are reported as White.
81% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 52.4% 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 9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 21 students, Spickard Elementary School has 2.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 21 students would have about 1.7 teachers, so Spickard Elementary School has 7.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Spickard 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 Princeton R-V Elementary School, 10.4 miles away in Princeton R-V 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 | 100% |
38.1% of students are girls and 61.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 4 |
| Grade 2 | 3 |
| Grade 3 | 6 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 4 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
105 N 4th St, Spickard, MO 64679
Phone: (660)485-6121
Website: spickard.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spickard Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton R-V Elementary School | Princeton R-V | 10.4 mi | 175 | 8.9 | 33.7% |
| S.M Rissler Elementary School | Trenton R-IX | 11.8 mi | 350 | 9.1 | 54.9% |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | Pleasant View R-VI | 13.7 mi | 158 | 10.6 | 29.7% |
| Grundy County Elementary School | Grundy County R-V | 16.4 mi | 54 | 6.8 | 61.1% |
| Gilman City Elementary School | Gilman City R-IV | 16.5 mi | 96 | 10.4 | 71.9% |
| Cainsville Elementary School | Cainsville R-I | 16.5 mi | 48 | 7.3 | 62.5% |
| Newtown-Harris Elementary School | Newtown-Harris R-III | 16.6 mi | 41 | 6.5 | 68.3% |
| Laredo Elementary School | Laredo R-VII | 16.9 mi | 51 | 6.4 | 51% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.