SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM.

SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM., an average-sized primary school in SOUTHWEST CITY, Missouri, part of MCDONALD CO. R-I, instructs 350 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 10 schools in MCDONALD CO. R-I (3,595 students total), SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. records that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 7% Native American, 3% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, McDonald County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against McDonald County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 50.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for McDonald County shows median household earnings sit near $52,375, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. is one of 11 public schools in McDonald County (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students).

NOEL PRIMARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025.

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