Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHLAND C-9·NCES 292862001769
SOUTHLAND ELEM.
500 S MAIN, CARDWELL, MO 63829 · (573) 654-3564 · Dunklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
150 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 | 20 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
SOUTHLAND ELEM.→SOUTHLAND HIGH
Based on grade levels within SOUTHLAND C-9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.9pp since 2021
Math
12.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.8% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| 2021-22 | 18.7% | 14.6% |
% 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
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 SOUTHLAND ELEM.
SOUTHLAND ELEM.'s state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHLAND ELEM. this school | 150 | 100.0% | 12.0% |
| PETTIS CO. ELEM. SEDALIA | 110 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
| CLARKTON ELEM. CLARKTON | 143 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| HOLCOMB ELEM. HOLCOMB | 235 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| PICKETT ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 250 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
| LEESVILLE ELEM. CLINTON | 91 | 100.0% | 23.2% |
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 SOUTHLAND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Dunklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #946 of 1,002 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #952 of 1,019 ▼ 6 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #995 of 1,018 ▼ 33 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #160 of 943 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #1,049 of 1,294 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #172 of 1,165 | #8 of 8 |
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
150
+32 (+27%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 100% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 10.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 9.6 | 15.3:1 | 98% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | 97% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 100% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 98% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 77% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 71% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHLAND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (151 to 150); teachers down 23% (13 to 10).
About SOUTHLAND ELEM.
SOUTHLAND ELEM. sits in CARDWELL, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 150 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
SOUTHLAND C-9 is responsible for 2 schools, SOUTHLAND ELEM. included, with 262 students in all.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at SOUTHLAND ELEM.. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Dunklin County, where about 76% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
On staff are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. SOUTHLAND ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The average for public schools in Dunklin County is similar, at 100%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SOUTHLAND ELEM. is -10.4 points: 12.0% actual, 22.4% predicted.
For the population of Dunklin County, the median household earns about $47,849 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. SOUTHLAND ELEM. shares Dunklin County with 20 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, SOUTHLAND ELEM. is closest to SOUTHLAND HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: SOUTHLAND ELEM. ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 12.0% versus a 41.9% average.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 150, up from 118 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.8:1 to 15.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to SOUTHLAND ELEM. can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dunklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,493
Census ACS
Median income
$47,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other SOUTHLAND Elementary schools
One other US public school is named SOUTHLAND Elementary. SOUTHLAND ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Southland ElementaryADAMS, MN · 223 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHLAND HIGH0.0 mi · 112
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 404
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE ELEM SCH9.2 mi · 292
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOO9.3 mi · 205
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE MIDDLE SCH9.8 mi · 211
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHLAND ELEM.How many students attend SOUTHLAND ELEM.?
SOUTHLAND ELEM. enrolls approximately 150 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SOUTHLAND ELEM. serve?
SOUTHLAND ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SOUTHLAND ELEM. have?
SOUTHLAND ELEM. employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is SOUTHLAND ELEM.?
SOUTHLAND ELEM. reports a student body of 79% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is SOUTHLAND ELEM. public or private?
SOUTHLAND ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHLAND C-9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.