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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON R-II·NCES 291560002248
SOUTH ELEM.
1701 S HOPE ST, JACKSON, MO 63755 · (573) 243-9575 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
204 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within JACKSON R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.6% | 24.7% | 34.4% | 20.1% |
| Math | 26.8% | 23.4% | 28.0% | 21.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 45.3% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 44.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like SOUTH ELEM.
SOUTH ELEM.'s state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ELEM. this school | 433 | 47.1% | 45.8% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. ROLLA | 440 | 50.7% | 48.0% |
| EDWIN P. HUBBLE ELEM. MARSHFIELD | 439 | 48.3% | N/A |
| LYON ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 430 | 43.3% | 55.6% |
| CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM. IMPERIAL | 386 | 47.9% | 50.4% |
| DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM. MARSHFIELD | 436 | 50.0% | 48.5% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cape Girardeau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #398 of 1,002 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #330 of 1,019 ▲ 45 | #7 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #459 of 1,018 ▲ 70 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #251 of 943 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #292 of 1,294 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #712 of 950 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #567 of 953 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #700 of 1,165 | #8 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
433
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 433 | 30.6 | 14.2:1 | 47% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 30.7 | 12.6:1 | 54% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 31.2 | 13.1:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 32.1 | 13.5:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 47% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 37 | 21.2:1 | 21% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 19% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (433 to 433); teachers down 5% (32.1 to 30.6).
About SOUTH ELEM.
SOUTH ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in JACKSON, Missouri, under JACKSON R-II. The school has 433 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
JACKSON R-II has 10 schools; together they serve 5,827 students.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Cape Girardeau County residents, the White share is about 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
There are 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Of all students at SOUTH ELEM., 47% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cape Girardeau County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
The model predicts 42.2% for a school in Missouri with SOUTH ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. SOUTH ELEM. posts 45.8%.
In Cape Girardeau County, home to about 82,735 people, the median household earns about $68,464 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. SOUTH ELEM. shares Cape Girardeau County with 26 other public schools.
SOUTH ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is WEST LANE ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Local comparison: SOUTH ELEM. ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 45.8% versus a 47.7% average.
The NCES locale for SOUTH ELEM. is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 433, up from 393 in 2020-21.
The SOUTH ELEM. discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cape Girardeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON R-II
- JACKSON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,830 students
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGHMiddle · 867 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEMiddle · 850 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 726 students
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- WEST LANE ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- JACKSON SR. HIGHHigh · 1,830 students
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGHMiddle · 867 students
- JACKSON MIDDLEMiddle · 850 students
- EAST ELEMENTARYElementary · 726 students
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- WEST LANE ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
Other SOUTH Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named SOUTH Elementary. SOUTH ELEM. is the 15th largest of the 44.
- SOUTH ELEM.ELDON, MO · 552 students
- SOUTH ELEM.OZARK, MO · 505 students
- SOUTH ELEM.KENNETT, MO · 420 students
- SOUTH ELEM.JEFFERSON CITY, MO · 302 students
- SOUTH ELEM.NEOSHO, MO · 285 students
Nearby schools
- WEST LANE ELEM.0.0 mi · 389
- JACKSON SR. HIGH1.0 mi · 1,830
- EAST ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 726
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.2.0 mi · 404
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH2.1 mi · 867
- JACKSON MIDDLE2.3 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SOUTH ELEM.?
SOUTH ELEM. enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-04.
Is SOUTH ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does SOUTH ELEM. have?
SOUTH ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH ELEM.?
At SOUTH ELEM., the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is SOUTH ELEM. public or private?
SOUTH ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSON R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.