Thayer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Thayer, Missouri · Thayer R-II School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Thayer Elementary School serves 421 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Thayer (Oregon County). It is one of 2 schools in Thayer R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 324th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Thayer R-II School District |
| County | Oregon County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293027002068 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Thayer R-II | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 421 | 780 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.4% | 56.5% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 28% 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.
Thayer Elementary School in context
Size
Thayer Elementary School is the only elementary school in Thayer R-II School District. Its 421 students are 54% of the district's 780. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 20.8 miles away and have a median of 199 students, so Thayer 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 65 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 43, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 6 has 12% fewer students than kindergarten (43 against 49). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 94.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Thayer R-II (94.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.5% across Thayer R-II and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 31.1% 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
Thayer Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 421 students would have about 34.2 teachers, so Thayer Elementary School has 3.8 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 Koshkonong Elementary School, 8.3 miles away in Oregon-Howell R-III School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 49 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 59 |
| Grade 6 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
365 E Walnut St, Thayer, MO 65791
Phone: (417)264-4600
Website: thayer.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Thayer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koshkonong Elementary School | Oregon-Howell R-III | 8.3 mi | 127 | 8 | 80.3% |
| Couch Elementary School | Couch R-I | 12.4 mi | 94 | 9.8 | 57.4% |
| Alton Elementary School | Alton R-IV | 13.6 mi | 290 | 10.3 | 71.7% |
| Howell Valley Elementary School | Howell Valley R-I | 20.6 mi | 201 | 11.3 | 52.7% |
| Glenwood Elementary School | Glenwood R-VIII | 21.0 mi | 252 | 10.4 | 53.6% |
| Junction Hill Elementary School | Junction Hill C-12 | 21.5 mi | 186 | 10.9 | 57% |
| West Plains Elementary School | West Plains R-VII | 22.7 mi | 767 | 12.1 | 75.6% |
| South Fork Elementary School | West Plains R-VII | 25.2 mi | 196 | 12.7 | 58.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Thayer R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Senior High School | High | 7–12 | 359 |