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
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% |
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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +22.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where SOUTHWOOD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #793 of 968 | #102 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #375 of 974 | #42 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #693 of 974 | #93 of 126 |
| 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 |
| 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
-42 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.1:1
% White
21%
was 30%
% Hispanic
16%
was 8%
% Black
47%
was 49%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 29.7 | 13.1:1 | 65% (253) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWOOD ELEM..
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. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.5%, compared with a predicted 50.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools 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 37.5% 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.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 388 in 2017-18 to 346 in 2024-25. The student mix also changed: the White share dropped from 30% to 21%.
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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
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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