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What's the most underrated thing about SOUTHVIEW ELEM. that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY R-I·NCES 291645001434
SOUTHVIEW ELEM.
7 S CAMPUS DR, KEARNEY, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4652 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
76 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
20%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 KEARNEY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.3% | 33.4% | 24.8% | 7.2% |
| Math | 28.5% | 33.0% | 29.4% | 9.0% |
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 | 67.7% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 56.8% |
| 2022-23 | 63.2% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 66.5% | 56.9% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 SOUTHVIEW ELEM.
SOUTHVIEW ELEM.'s state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHVIEW ELEM. this school | 455 | 16.7% | 65.5% |
| DOGWOOD ELEM. KEARNEY | 463 | 17.7% | 44.6% |
| Horizon Elementary SMITHVILLE | 448 | 17.4% | 75.5% |
| Eagle Heights Elementary SMITHVILLE | 492 | 18.5% | 48.4% |
| SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARY ASHLAND | 471 | 17.0% | N/A |
| JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER NIXA | 493 | 16.8% | 72.7% |
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 SOUTHVIEW ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #76 of 1,002 | #4 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #140 of 1,019 ▲ 67 | #9 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #65 of 1,018 ▲ 23 | #5 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #387 of 943 | #15 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #240 of 1,294 | #20 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #713 of 950 | #22 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #684 of 953 | #38 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #1,060 of 1,165 | #40 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #552 of 684 | #27 of 34 |
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
455
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 455 | 32.1 | 14.2:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 30.7 | 14.9:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 30.1 | 15.8:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 30.8 | 15.7:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 7% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHVIEW ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (482 to 455); teachers up 4% (30.8 to 32.1).
About SOUTHVIEW ELEM.
SOUTHVIEW ELEM., located in KEARNEY, Missouri, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 455 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
KEARNEY R-I operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,424 students.
White students are the large majority at SOUTHVIEW ELEM., with 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 79% of Clay County residents are White. SOUTHVIEW ELEM. has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.2:1, with 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. It compares with 35% for public schools in Clay County.
SOUTHVIEW ELEM. is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SOUTHVIEW ELEM. would be expected to post about 53.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.5%.
Clay County census figures show that median household income is about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTHVIEW ELEM. is among the 80 public schools in Clay County.
Of nearby public schools, KEARNEY JR. HIGH is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, SOUTHVIEW ELEM. is ahead of the 49.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at SOUTHVIEW ELEM. was 464 in 2020-21 and 455 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY R-I
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
- KEARNEY ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGHHigh · 814 students
- KEARNEY MIDDLEMiddle · 591 students
- KEARNEY JR. HIGHHigh · 510 students
- DOGWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.Elementary · 264 students
- KEARNEY ELEM.Elementary · 223 students
Other SOUTHVIEW Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named SOUTHVIEW Elementary. SOUTHVIEW ELEM. is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Southview Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 644 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYAPPLE VALLEY, MN · 576 students
- SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYWACONIA, MN · 544 students
- Southview ElementaryMARSHALL, MN · 524 students
- Southview ElementaryChippewa Falls, WI · 286 students
Nearby schools
- KEARNEY JR. HIGH0.1 mi · 510
- LENS0.1 mi · 60
- KEARNEY HIGH0.2 mi · 814
- HAWTHORNE ELEM.0.7 mi · 264
- KEARNEY ELEM.1.3 mi · 223
- KEARNEY MIDDLE1.5 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHVIEW ELEM.How many students attend SOUTHVIEW ELEM.?
SOUTHVIEW ELEM. enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SOUTHVIEW ELEM. serve?
SOUTHVIEW ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does SOUTHVIEW ELEM. have?
SOUTHVIEW ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHVIEW ELEM.?
Student demographics at SOUTHVIEW ELEM. are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHVIEW ELEM. in?
SOUTHVIEW ELEM. is part of KEARNEY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.