DELTA C-7 ELEM.

DELTA C-7 ELEM., an one-room-style elementary school in DEERING, Missouri, overseen by DELTA C-7, serves 97 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within DELTA C-7, which oversees 2 schools and 196 students, DELTA C-7 ELEM. is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DELTA C-7 ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Pemiscot County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pemiscot County runs at roughly 94%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, DELTA C-7 ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pemiscot County put the typical household earns roughly $40,089 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pemiscot County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,865 students), DELTA C-7 ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DELTA C-7 HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DELTA C-7 ELEM. at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DELTA C-7 ELEM. has ticked down 8%, going from 106 students in 2018 to 97 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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