Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYTOWN C-2·NCES 292607001530
SOUTHWOOD ELEM.
8015 RAYTOWN RD, RAYTOWN, MO 64138 · (816) 268-7280 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
212 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -12.5pp since 2021
Math
23.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 15.0% | 46.2% | 30.0% |
| Math | 7.5% | 15.6% | 28.9% | 47.9% |
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 | 23.6% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 20.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SOUTHWOOD ELEM.
SOUTHWOOD ELEM.'s state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWOOD ELEM. this school | 346 | 61.3% | 21.2% |
| NORFLEET ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 329 | 60.8% | 18.0% |
| CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREET KANSAS CITY | 355 | 64.2% | 28.0% |
| ROBINSON ELEM. RAYTOWN | 315 | 55.2% | 37.7% |
| FLEETRIDGE ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 355 | 59.7% | 29.9% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 244 | 68.9% | 28.2% |
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 SOUTHWOOD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #867 of 1,002 | #88 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #840 of 1,019 ▲ 40 | #86 of 126 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #879 of 1,018 ▼ 5 | #95 of 126 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #208 of 943 | #32 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #556 of 1,294 | #77 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #475 of 950 | #47 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #43 of 953 | #12 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #430 of 1,165 | #75 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #421 of 684 | #66 of 92 |
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
346
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 346 | 26.9 | 12.9:1 | 61% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 27.4 | 13.4:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 28.4 | 12.1:1 | 60% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 29.7 | 13.1:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 64% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 50% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 22% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWOOD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (388 to 346); teachers down 9% (29.7 to 26.9).
About SOUTHWOOD ELEM.
SOUTHWOOD ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school, is located in RAYTOWN, Missouri. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 346 students.
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. reports to RAYTOWN C-2, which has 17 schools and 7,676 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is Black, with 47% of students. Other groups make up 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SOUTHWOOD ELEM. scores 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is 12.9:1, based on 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Jackson County is close, at 60%.
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 36.9%. SOUTHWOOD ELEM. posts 21.2%, 15.8 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 244 public schools and about 105,714 students.
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is about 0.8 miles from RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: SOUTHWOOD ELEM. ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 21.2% versus a 55.8% average.
In the federal locale system, SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 322 in 2020-21 to 346 in 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAYTOWN C-2
- RAYTOWN SR. HIGHHigh · 1,280 students
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- RAYTOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 667 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
Other schools in RAYTOWN
- RAYTOWN SR. HIGHHigh · 1,280 students
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 353 students
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
Other SOUTHWOOD Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named SOUTHWOOD Elementary. SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Southwood ElementaryLexington, NC · 616 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 481 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolWabash, IN · 458 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolEnumclaw, WA · 358 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFF, AR · 345 students
Nearby schools
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH0.8 mi · 1,089
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.0.9 mi · 353
- SOUTH MIDDLE1.4 mi · 510
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.1.5 mi · 319
- THREE TRAILS PRESCHOOL1.6 mi · 172
- ROBINSON ELEM.1.9 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWOOD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SOUTHWOOD ELEM.?
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SOUTHWOOD ELEM. serve?
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTHWOOD ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is approximately 12.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHWOOD ELEM.?
At SOUTHWOOD ELEM., the student body is approximately 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHWOOD ELEM. in?
SOUTHWOOD ELEM. is part of RAYTOWN C-2.
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