Southwest City Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Southwest City, Missouri
Southwest City Elementary in Southwest City, Missouri enrolled 350 students in 2024-25 with 31.1 full-time teachers, 11.3 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). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
363 students in 2022-23, 339 students in 2023-24, 350 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 31.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 363 | 28.8 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 28.1 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 350 | 31.1 | 11.3 |
11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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 324 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southwest City Elementary enrolled 324 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 324 of the 324 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.3% of students were Hispanic, 29.1% White, 6.6% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.3%
- White29.1%
- American Indian6.6%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Pacific Islander2.9%
- Black0.3%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Southwest City Elementary scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35% | 37% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 35% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Southwest City
2 public elementary schools in Southwest City report 2024-25 enrollment; Southwest City Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest City Elementary | 350 | 11.3 | 73.4% |
| Noel Primary | 249 | 12.3 | 82.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Southwest City Elementary
- Noel PrimaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 249 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Anderson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 521 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Southwest City Elementary with Noel PrimaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much McDonald County R1 School District spends per student$11,363 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,363
- The largest public schools in MissouriSouthwest City Elementary is the number 536 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#536 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.11.3:1
- 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 Southwest City Elementary
How many students attend Southwest City Elementary?
350 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 363 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Southwest City, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest City Elementary?
11.3 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 Southwest City Elementary a Title I school?
Southwest City Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Southwest City Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Southwest City Elementary scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Southwest City Elementary in?
McDonald County R1 School District, NCES district ID 2920610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292061001105 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.