Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARCOXIE R-II·NCES 292754001687
WILDWOOD ELEM.
214 S 11TH, SARCOXIE, MO 64862 · (417) 548-3421 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
171 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
WILDWOOD ELEM.→SARCOXIE HIGH
Based on grade levels within SARCOXIE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
2.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -60.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 61 points.
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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-13 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.2:1
% White
79%
was 83%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILDWOOD ELEM.
Set in SARCOXIE, Missouri, WILDWOOD ELEM. is a moderately sized K-5 school, run under SARCOXIE R-II. It hosts 303 students across grades pre-K through 5.
SARCOXIE R-II runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 690 students. WILDWOOD ELEM. is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WILDWOOD ELEM. shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, WILDWOOD ELEM. has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting WILDWOOD ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILDWOOD ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.7%.
In the area at large, Jasper County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,694 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WILDWOOD ELEM. is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).
SARCOXIE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, WILDWOOD ELEM. comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILDWOOD ELEM. has contracted 4%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SARCOXIE HIGH0.6 mi · 387
- AVILLA ELEM.8.7 mi · 114
- PIERCE CITY MIDDLE10.6 mi · 158
- PIERCE CITY HIGH10.6 mi · 205
- CENTRAL ELEM.10.6 mi · 341
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 1,626
Frequently asked questions
About WILDWOOD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WILDWOOD ELEM.?
WILDWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WILDWOOD ELEM. serve?
WILDWOOD ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WILDWOOD ELEM.?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at WILDWOOD ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILDWOOD ELEM.?
At WILDWOOD ELEM., the student body is approximately 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WILDWOOD ELEM. public or private?
WILDWOOD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SARCOXIE R-II.
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