SCOTT CITY ELEM.

As a mid-tier elementary school in SCOTT CITY, Missouri, SCOTT CITY ELEM. educates 282 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under SCOTT CITY R-I.

Within SCOTT CITY R-I, which oversees 3 schools and 773 students, SCOTT CITY ELEM. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SCOTT CITY ELEM. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest looks like 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 68% of students at SCOTT CITY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 78%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCOTT CITY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate median household income runs about $62,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. SCOTT CITY ELEM. is one of 22 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 5,999 students).

The closest other public school is SCOTT CITY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SCOTT CITY ELEM. comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

SCOTT CITY ELEM. operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCOTT CITY ELEM. has edged down 19%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.