Total enrollment
4,578
-4 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in WILLARD R-II
Missouri · 4,578 students · 2 cities
WILLARD R-II in Missouri operates 9 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 4,578 students (around 509 per school).
4-year change in WILLARD R-II
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WILLARD R-II ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #7 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,578 | #47 of 290 | #2,110 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #49 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #173 of 289 | #3,425 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.9% | #218 of 290 | #5,657 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #90 of 173 | #5,025 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside WILLARD R-II
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from WILLARD HIGH at 88.1% proficient to WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM. at 24.5%, a gap of 63.6 points. That is the 11th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,569 to 4,294 students (down 6%) and from 321 to 323 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLARD HIGH | Willard | High | 09-12 | 1,379 |
| WILLARD MIDDLE | Willard | Middle | 07-08 | 704 |
| WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM. | Springfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 404 |
| WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. | Springfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 395 |
| WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM | Springfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 394 |
| WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH | Willard | Middle | 05-06 | 356 |
| WILLARD NORTH ELEM. | Willard | Elementary | PK-04 | 340 |
| WILLARD EAST ELEM. | Willard | Elementary | PK-04 | 322 |
| WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH | Springfield | Middle | 05-06 | 284 |
About WILLARD R-II
Across 9 schools, WILLARD R-II enrolls about 4,578 students in Missouri. By footprint it is a low-population district.
For a sense of the school types, WILLARD R-II comprises 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, WILLARD R-II runs about 509 students per school, 33% higher than the state mean of roughly 382.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,582 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,578 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for WILLARD R-II discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.