PHELPS GIFTED CTR.

Other 1st - 12th

School Overview

Phelps Gifted Center, located at 934 S. Kimbrough in Springfield, Missouri, serves as a specialized educational facility within the Springfield Public Schools district. Unlike a traditional neighborhood school, Phelps functions as a dedicated hub for students identified as gifted. It provides a unique academic environment designed to meet the specific cognitive and social-emotional needs of high-ability learners, focusing on critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and accelerated curriculum pacing.

The center acts as a supplement to the students' home schools, typically hosting them for a portion of the week to engage in enriched coursework that goes beyond the standard grade-level expectations. By bringing together gifted students from across the district, Phelps fosters a community where these learners can collaborate with intellectual peers, participate in project-based inquiry, and explore topics in greater depth and complexity.

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School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	Yes
District:	SPRINGFIELD R-XII
Phone:	(417)523-3300
Grade Range:	1st - 12th
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NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

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