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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
WILDWOOD ELEM.→SARCOXIE HIGH
Based on grade levels within SARCOXIE R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
21.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -35.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.7% | 30.4% | 34.3% | 16.4% |
| Math | 9.3% | 11.7% | 37.5% | 41.4% |
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 | 49.1% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.8% | 56.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 WILDWOOD ELEM.
WILDWOOD ELEM.'s state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILDWOOD ELEM. this school | 303 | 56.4% | 43.0% |
| WEBSTER PRIMARY CTR. WEBB CITY | 356 | 61.8% | N/A |
| LEWIS ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | 354 | 62.1% | 37.4% |
| WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 395 | 58.2% | 32.8% |
| EUGENE FIELD ELEM. WEBB CITY | 222 | 60.4% | 55.5% |
| CARTERVILLE ELEM. CARTERVILLE | 232 | 60.3% | 58.8% |
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 WILDWOOD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #465 of 1,002 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #864 of 1,019 ▼ 422 | #23 of 23 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #360 of 1,018 ▼ 18 | #6 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.9pp | #11 of 943 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #691 of 1,294 | #14 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #659 of 950 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #497 of 953 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #516 of 1,165 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #594 of 684 | #16 of 18 |
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
303
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 303 | 21.9 | 13.8:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 23.6 | 12.5:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 24.4 | 11.7:1 | 69% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 79% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 74% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 70% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 69% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 52% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILDWOOD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (316 to 303); teachers down 16% (26 to 21.9).
About WILDWOOD ELEM.
WILDWOOD ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in SARCOXIE, Missouri, (ZIP code 64862). It serves 303 students in pre-K through 5.
SARCOXIE R-II runs 2 schools with a combined 690 students. WILDWOOD ELEM. is one of them.
Roughly 79% of students at WILDWOOD ELEM. are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligible students account for 56% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in Jasper County.
WILDWOOD ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.0%) and its predicted rate (38.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Federal survey data for Jasper County show that the median household income is $60,694, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Jasper County is home to 49 public schools and about 21,177 public school students.
SARCOXIE HIGH is located about 0.6 miles from WILDWOOD ELEM.. The ten-mile area around WILDWOOD ELEM. holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 52.9%, higher than WILDWOOD ELEM.'s 43.0%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when WILDWOOD ELEM. had 283 students, to 2024-25, when it had 303. The ratio was 11.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The WILDWOOD ELEM. community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.