SOUTH ELEMENTARY

SOUTH ELEMENTARY is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in EDWARDS, Missouri, operated by WARSAW R-IX, with 258 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

SOUTH ELEMENTARY is one of 4 schools operated by WARSAW R-IX, a district that hosts 1,241 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH ELEMENTARY reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SOUTH ELEMENTARY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting SOUTH ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Benton County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTH ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +12.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Benton County put the typical household earns roughly $52,567 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Benton County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,475 students), of which SOUTH ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 4.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTH ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH ELEMENTARY has increased 34%, going from 192 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for SOUTH ELEMENTARY typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.