Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST R-V·NCES 292871001773
SOUTHWEST ELEM.
529 E. PINEVILLE ROAD, WASHBURN, MO 65772 · (417) 826-5411 · Barry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
255 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 54 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 32% smaller than its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 SOUTHWEST R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
35.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 25.2% | 32.5% | 28.4% |
| Math | 9.8% | 25.4% | 31.1% | 33.6% |
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 | 39.0% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 35.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 34.4% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 SOUTHWEST ELEM.
SOUTHWEST ELEM.'s state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST ELEM. this school | 349 | 73.1% | 36.0% |
| WHITE ROCK ELEM. PINEVILLE | 347 | 69.7% | 33.2% |
| REEDS SPRING PRIMARY REEDS SPRING | 284 | 71.5% | N/A |
| REEDS SPRING ELEMENTARY REEDS SPRING | 352 | 68.2% | 39.2% |
| CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY PIEDMONT | 363 | 76.0% | 35.8% |
| GRATZ BROWN ELEM. MOBERLY | 398 | 67.1% | 27.9% |
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 SOUTHWEST ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Barry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #631 of 1,002 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #673 of 1,019 ▼ 27 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #618 of 1,018 ▲ 63 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #404 of 943 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #544 of 1,294 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #819 of 950 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #605 of 953 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #302 of 1,165 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.7% | #55 of 251 | N/A |
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
349
+77 (+28%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 349 | 23.3 | 15.0:1 | 73% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 22.2 | 14.8:1 | 66% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 24.3 | 14.3:1 | 64% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 67% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 67% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 69% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 64% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 49% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWEST ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (294 to 349); teachers down 7% (25 to 23.3).
About SOUTHWEST ELEM.
SOUTHWEST ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in WASHBURN, Missouri, (ZIP code 65772). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 349 students in pre-K through 4.
SOUTHWEST R-V runs SOUTHWEST ELEM. along with 2 other schools, enrolling 771 students in total.
SOUTHWEST ELEM.'s enrollment is 86% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. SOUTHWEST ELEM.'s diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 15.0:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SOUTHWEST ELEM. is 73%. That is 11 points above the 62% average for public schools in Barry County.
SOUTHWEST ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.0%, compared with a predicted 32.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Barry County, the median household income is $58,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. SOUTHWEST ELEM. is one of 18 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is SOUTHWEST HIGH, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. SOUTHWEST ELEM. places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes SOUTHWEST ELEM. as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 349, a 28% rise from 272 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The SOUTHWEST ELEM. community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Barry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,033
Census ACS
Median income
$58,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHWEST R-V
- SOUTHWEST HIGHHigh · 236 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 186 students
Other schools in WASHBURN
- SOUTHWEST HIGHHigh · 236 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 186 students
Other SOUTHWEST Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named SOUTHWEST Elementary. SOUTHWEST ELEM. is the 20th largest of the 22.
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.DEXTER, MO · 441 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEM.LAWSON, MO · 439 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 975 students
- Southwest ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 808 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 769 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHWEST HIGH0.0 mi · 236
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE0.0 mi · 186
- EXETER ELEM.6.0 mi · 224
- EXETER HIGH6.0 mi · 109
- EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.8.5 mi · 457
- CASSVILLE MIDDLE8.5 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWEST ELEM.How large is SOUTHWEST ELEM.?
SOUTHWEST ELEM. enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does SOUTHWEST ELEM. serve?
SOUTHWEST ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEM.?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at SOUTHWEST ELEM..
How diverse is SOUTHWEST ELEM.?
SOUTHWEST ELEM. reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHWEST ELEM.?
SOUTHWEST ELEM. is overseen by SOUTHWEST R-V in Barry County.
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