Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLARD R-II·NCES 293201003354
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH
630 S. MILLER, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 742-5440 · Greene County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
150 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
Based on grade levels within WILLARD R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -26.0pp since 2023
Math
44.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -25.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
About WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH is a low-enrollment middle school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, operated by WILLARD R-II. The school educates 284 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.
WILLARD R-II comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,578 students; WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 49.7%.
Zooming out to the county, Greene County reports that median household income runs about $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greene County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), of which WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH is one.
Nearest neighbor: WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH. On composite proficiency, WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH operates from an urban location.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLARD R-II
- WILLARD HIGHHigh · 1,379 students
- WILLARD MIDDLEMiddle · 704 students
- WILLARD CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 395 students
- WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEMElementary · 394 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Nearby schools
- WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM0.4 mi · 394
- WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 399
- WESTPORT ELEM.1.8 mi · 351
- WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.1.8 mi · 395
- COMMUNITY LEARNING CTR.1.8 mi · 9
- WILSON CREEK GROUP HOME1.9 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTHHow large is WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH?
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 05-06.
Is WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH have?
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH?
Student demographics at WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH are roughly 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH in?
WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH is part of WILLARD R-II.
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