Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 292181001210
SOUTH ELEM.
1111 WORNALL ST, NEOSHO, MO 64850 · (417) 451-8640 · Newton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
193 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 29% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
37.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.1% | 20.2% | 36.3% | 26.2% |
| Math | 19.3% | 18.3% | 28.5% | 33.6% |
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 | 37.3% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 31.5% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 (28.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ELEM. this school | 285 | 67.7% | 28.5% |
| ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM. JOPLIN | 277 | 70.4% | 36.1% |
| HORACE MANN ELEM. SEDALIA | 276 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| CLER-MONT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 298 | 63.8% | 39.4% |
| OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 277 | 61.7% | 45.1% |
| SPAINHOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL MARSHALL | 455 | 66.2% | N/A |
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 Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #766 of 1,002 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #617 of 1,019 ▲ 254 | #7 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #657 of 1,018 ▲ 218 | #5 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #403 of 943 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #739 of 1,294 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #602 of 950 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #67 of 953 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #339 of 1,165 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #95 of 251 | #3 of 7 |
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
285
+37 (+15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 68% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 24.9 | 10.8:1 | 74% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 21.5 | 12.9:1 | 68% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 59% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 59% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 68% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 45% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 18 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (256 to 285); teachers up 11% (19 to 21).
About SOUTH ELEM.
SOUTH ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in NEOSHO, Missouri. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 285 students.
SOUTH ELEM. is one of the 9 schools that make up NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,998 students in total).
The student body at SOUTH ELEM. has no majority group. White students lead at 46%. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 18% Pacific Islander, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 35 points below the 81% share among Newton County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTH ELEM. are from different groups.
Based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, SOUTH ELEM. has a ratio of 13.6:1. The gap from the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 68%. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Newton County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, SOUTH ELEM. lands at C, ahead of 25% of Missouri public elementary schools.
SOUTH ELEM. is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.5% versus 34.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
American Community Survey estimates for Newton County show that the median household earns about $66,301 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Newton County has 25 public schools with about 9,567 students, including SOUTH ELEM..
SOUTH ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is NEOSHO HIGH, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. SOUTH ELEM. ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.5% against a local average of 51.4%.
The NCES locale for SOUTH ELEM. is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 248 to 285, a 15% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,118
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,567 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEOSHO HIGHHigh · 1,530 students
- NEOSHO JR. HIGHMiddle · 753 students
- MIDDLE SCH.Middle · 702 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.Elementary · 591 students
- BENTON ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
- GOODMAN ELEM.Elementary · 272 students
Other schools in NEOSHO
- NEOSHO HIGHHigh · 1,530 students
- NEOSHO JR. HIGHMiddle · 753 students
- MIDDLE SCH.Middle · 702 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.Elementary · 591 students
- BENTON ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
- RISE ElementaryElementary · 230 students
Other SOUTH Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named SOUTH Elementary. SOUTH ELEM. is the 32nd largest of the 44.
- SOUTH ELEM.ELDON, MO · 552 students
- SOUTH ELEM.OZARK, MO · 505 students
- SOUTH ELEM.JACKSON, MO · 433 students
- SOUTH ELEM.KENNETT, MO · 420 students
- SOUTH ELEM.JEFFERSON CITY, MO · 302 students
Nearby schools
- NEOSHO HIGH0.6 mi · 1,530
- RISE Elementary1.3 mi · 230
- MIDDLE SCH.1.5 mi · 702
- FIELD EARLY CHILD./KDGN. CTR.1.6 mi · 112
- BENTON ELEM.1.7 mi · 523
- NEOSHO JR. HIGH2.0 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SOUTH ELEM.?
SOUTH ELEM. enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does SOUTH ELEM. serve?
SOUTH ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH ELEM.?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at SOUTH ELEM..
How diverse is SOUTH ELEM.?
SOUTH ELEM. reports a student body of 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH ELEM.?
SOUTH ELEM. is overseen by NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT in Newton County.
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