Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARSAW R-IX·NCES 293107002154
SOUTH ELEMENTARY
23395 HWY 7, EDWARDS, MO 65326 · (660) 438-5965 · Benton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
11.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
258 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 WARSAW R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.9pp since 2021
Math
27.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.4% | 29.8% | 34.0% | 19.5% |
| Math | 10.3% | 17.5% | 29.8% | 42.2% |
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 | 46.2% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 31.9% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 ELEMENTARY
SOUTH ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ELEMENTARY this school | 258 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| WM. H. LYNCH ELEM. SALEM | 257 | 100.0% | N/A |
| CROCKER ELEM. CROCKER | 236 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| KINGSTON PRIMARY CADET | 229 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE Doniphan | 311 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
| CABOOL ELEM. CABOOL | 310 | 100.0% | 45.1% |
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 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #698 of 1,002 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #779 of 1,019 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #430 of 1,018 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #156 of 943 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #807 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #135 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #814 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #222 of 1,165 |
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
258
+43 (+20%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 258 | 23.4 | 11.0:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 24.4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 24.4 | 11.6:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 99% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 18.2 | 10.6:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 86% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 68% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 48% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (192 to 258); teachers up 29% (18.2 to 23.4).
About SOUTH ELEMENTARY
SOUTH ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in EDWARDS, Missouri. The school enrolls 258 students, from pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 4 schools in WARSAW R-IX, with 1,241 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at SOUTH ELEMENTARY, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, SOUTH ELEMENTARY comes in at 13%.
Its 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Benton County averages 77%, lower than here.
allk12 grades SOUTH ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, SOUTH ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.7%; the prediction is 22.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Benton County show that median household income is about $52,567, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. SOUTH ELEMENTARY is one of 9 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 2,475 students.
Nearest public school: JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 4.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, SOUTH ELEMENTARY is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 258 was 20% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 215.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,151
Census ACS
Median income
$52,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WARSAW R-IX
- WARSAW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 385 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 326 students
- JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 272 students
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. SOUTH ELEMENTARY is the 36th 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
- JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 272
- WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL4.8 mi · 385
- NORTH ELEMENTARY7.7 mi · 326
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.8 mi · 113
- CLIMAX SPRINGS HIGH12.8 mi · 90
- LINCOLN HIGH15.8 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH ELEMENTARYHow large is SOUTH ELEMENTARY?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTH ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SOUTH ELEMENTARY have?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH ELEMENTARY?
At SOUTH ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH ELEMENTARY?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY is overseen by WARSAW R-IX in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.