NORTHWEST ELEM.

NORTHWEST ELEM. is a compact K-5 school in HOUSTONIA, Missouri, part of PETTIS CO. R-V. The school caters to 161 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so NORTHWEST ELEM. sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.

NORTHWEST ELEM. is one of 2 schools operated by PETTIS CO. R-V, a district that serves 328 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NORTHWEST ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting NORTHWEST ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pettis County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHWEST ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pettis County put median household income runs about $60,430, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pettis County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students), of which NORTHWEST ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is SWEET SPRINGS ELEM., roughly 5.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHWEST ELEM. at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

NORTHWEST ELEM. operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. NORTHWEST ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 161). White enrollment moved from 100% to 96% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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