East Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lamar, Missouri
East Elementary in Lamar, Missouri enrolled 281 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
275 students in 2022-23, 273 students in 2023-24, 281 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.9 to 23.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 275 | 20.9 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 21.4 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 281 | 23.3 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 510 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Elementary enrolled 255 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 510 of the 255 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent14.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.5% of students were White, 5.0% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White91.5%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Lamar
2 public elementary schools in Lamar report 2024-25 enrollment; East Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary | 281 | 12.1 | 50.5% |
| Lamar Elementary | 253 | 11.8 | 48.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Elementary
- Lamar ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 253 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Jasper Co. ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 241 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare East Elementary with Lamar ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lamar R-I School District spends per student$12,814 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,814
- The largest public schools in MissouriEast Elementary is the number 740 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#740 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.12.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about East Elementary
How many students attend East Elementary?
281 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 275 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lamar, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Elementary?
12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Elementary a Title I school?
East Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is East Elementary in?
Lamar R-I School District, NCES district ID 2917850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291785002720 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.