PURDY ELEM.

PURDY ELEM. is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in PURDY, Missouri, part of PURDY R-II, with 303 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Within PURDY R-II, which oversees 3 schools and 601 students, PURDY ELEM. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PURDY ELEM. shows that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest consists of 37% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PURDY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PURDY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 47.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Barry County shows median household income runs about $58,346, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. PURDY ELEM. is one of 18 public schools in Barry County (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students).

The closest other public school is PURDY HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PURDY ELEM.. On composite proficiency, PURDY ELEM. comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

PURDY ELEM. operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. PURDY ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 270 (now 303). Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.