RUNNING FOX ELEM.

RUNNING FOX ELEM. is a very small K-5 school in ALEXANDRIA, Missouri, operated by CLARK CO. R-I. The school works with 94 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

RUNNING FOX ELEM. is one of 5 schools operated by CLARK CO. R-I, a district that teaches 1,074 students overall.

Looking at the student body, RUNNING FOX ELEM. records that nearly all students (97%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RUNNING FOX ELEM. has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting RUNNING FOX ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RUNNING FOX ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clark County) reports that median household earnings sit near $51,781, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,074 students), RUNNING FOX ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CLARK CO. HIGH, roughly 7.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RUNNING FOX ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 88 students in 2018 compared to 94 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the RUNNING FOX ELEM. community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.