SWEENY ELEMENTARY

As a sizable elementary campus in REPUBLIC, Missouri, SWEENY ELEMENTARY caters to 481 students from grades K through 5, part of REPUBLIC R-III. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

REPUBLIC R-III runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,318 students. SWEENY ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SWEENY ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. Compared to Greene County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SWEENY ELEMENTARY has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SWEENY ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 55.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Greene County put the typical household earns roughly $61,479 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. SWEENY ELEMENTARY is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).

The closest other public school is LYON ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SWEENY ELEMENTARY at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWEENY ELEMENTARY has ticked up 29%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025.

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