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DENT-PHELPS ELEM.

Regular School · SALEM, MO

DENT-PHELPS ELEM. is a regular school school in SALEM, Missouri, serving grades PK–08 with 256 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
256
Teachers (FTE)
23.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
11:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 245 96%
Asian 5 2%
Hispanic/Latino 4 2%
Black or African American 2 1%
Total enrollment 256 134M / 122F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 36.9% 159
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 46.6% 158
Science Proficiency 30-39% 57

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.10 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
1 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
17
6.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 256 100%

Contact & Location

27870 Hwy C

SALEM, MO 65560

Phone: (573)729-4680

http://dentphelps.org

District

DENT-PHELPS R-III

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,546

District enrollment: 273

NCES ID

291071000360

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD