Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLARD R-II·NCES 293201002241
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.
4151 W DIVISION, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 862-6308 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
230 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -13.7pp since 2021
Math
28.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 21.6% | 44.0% | 26.1% |
| Math | 11.1% | 17.0% | 35.5% | 36.2% |
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 | 29.8% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 30.6% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 41.5% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.'s state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. this school | 395 | 58.2% | 32.8% |
| LOUISIANA ELEM. LOUISIANA | 343 | 61.8% | 39.0% |
| WEBSTER PRIMARY CTR. WEBB CITY | 356 | 61.8% | N/A |
| DELAWARE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 347 | 62.0% | 28.8% |
| LEWIS ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | 354 | 62.1% | 37.4% |
| BUSH ELEM. FULTON | 312 | 61.5% | 28.1% |
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 WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #697 of 1,002 | #36 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #774 of 1,019 ▼ 78 | #39 of 49 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #797 of 1,018 ▼ 165 | #44 of 49 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.6pp | #32 of 943 | #2 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #411 of 1,294 | #15 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #259 of 950 | #8 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #401 of 953 | #23 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #483 of 1,165 | #27 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #433 of 684 | #18 of 30 |
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
395
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 395 | 33.8 | 11.7:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 33.7 | 12.2:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 32.5 | 12.1:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 37 | 10.8:1 | 61% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 61% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 39% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLARD SOUTH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (441 to 395); teachers down 3% (35 to 33.8).
About WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. is an elementary school with a street address in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 395 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. is part of a district of 9 schools: WILLARD R-II, with 4,578 students.
At WILLARD SOUTH ELEM., White students make up 73% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Greene County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. counts 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Greene County average 47%.
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.8%) and its predicted rate (38.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Among Greene County residents, the median household income is $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. is one of 97 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: BISSETT ELEM., about 1.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. at 7th of 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 401 to 395, a small change.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ORCHARD HILLS ELEMElementary · 394 students
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTHMiddle · 356 students
- WILLARD NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 340 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
- BISSETT ELEM.1.5 mi · 187
- WILLARD INTERMEDIATE-SOUTH1.8 mi · 284
- WESTPORT ELEM.2.0 mi · 351
- WESTPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 399
- WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM2.2 mi · 394
- Arthur Mallory Early Childhood2.4 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.?
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. serve?
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. is approximately 11.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.?
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. reports a student body of 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLARD SOUTH ELEM.?
WILLARD SOUTH ELEM. is overseen by WILLARD R-II in Greene County.
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