Southwest City Elementary Primary School
411 Academy St
South West City MO, 64863, Mcdonald County
Phone: 417-762-3251
Ranking:
(954 out of 1,698, bottom 44%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: McDonald County R-I School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 354 | 332 | 310 | 355 | 372 | 328 | 344 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 8.2% | 26 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4.8% | 23 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 12.7% | 37 | 11.1% | 33 | 10.6% | 37 | 10.4% | 42 | 11.3% | 39 | 11.9% | 47 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 34 | 9.6% | 28 | 8.4% | 31 | 10.0% | 41 | 11.5% | 41 | 11.0% | 40 | 12.2% | 49 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 29 | 8.2% | 35 | 10.5% | 40 | 12.9% | 39 | 11.0% | 35 | 9.4% | 46 | 14.0% | 37 | 10.8% |
Grade 3: | 36 | 10.2% | 34 | 10.2% | 35 | 11.3% | 33 | 9.3% | 50 | 13.4% | 32 | 9.8% | 54 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 10.2% | 32 | 9.6% | 32 | 10.3% | 45 | 12.7% | 43 | 11.6% | 45 | 13.7% | 33 | 9.6% |
Grade 5: | 32 | 9.0% | 29 | 8.7% | 40 | 12.9% | 38 | 10.7% | 37 | 9.9% | 30 | 9.1% | 40 | 11.6% |
Grade 6: | 31 | 8.8% | 42 | 12.7% | 38 | 12.3% | 34 | 9.6% | 30 | 8.1% | 40 | 12.2% | 28 | 8.1% |
Grade 7: | 44 | 12.4% | 35 | 10.5% | 33 | 10.6% | 29 | 8.2% | 43 | 11.6% | 28 | 8.5% | 30 | 8.7% |
Grade 8: | 38 | 10.7% | 34 | 10.2% | 28 | 9.0% | 42 | 11.8% | 28 | 7.5% | 28 | 8.5% | 26 | 7.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 192 | 54.2% | 177 | 53.3% | 167 | 53.9% | 187 | 52.7% | 200 | 53.8% | 163 | 49.7% | 162 | 47.1% |
Female: | 162 | 45.8% | 155 | 46.7% | 143 | 46.1% | 168 | 47.3% | 164 | 44.1% | 157 | 47.9% | 178 | 51.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 3.1% | 10 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.9% | 19 | 5.4% | 23 | 6.2% | 16 | 4.9% | 13 | 3.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 206 | 58.2% | 181 | 54.5% | 158 | 51.0% | 166 | 46.8% | 148 | 39.8% | 133 | 40.5% | 139 | 40.4% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 115 | 32.5% | 124 | 37.3% | 136 | 43.9% | 167 | 47.0% | 197 | 53.0% | 179 | 54.6% | 192 | 55.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 245 | 69.2% | 222 | 66.9% | 224 | 72.3% | 223 | 62.8% | 213 | 57.3% | 212 | 64.6% | 215 | 62.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.2% | 35 | 10.5% | 31 | 10.0% | 33 | 9.3% | 45 | 12.1% | 27 | 8.2% | 29 | 8.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 12.48 | 11.77 | 13.28 | 13.05 | 12.30 | 12.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 29% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 39.4% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 42.7% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 29.9% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 44% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 46% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 43.6% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 39.8% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 37.1% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 47.4% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.1% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 40.7% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 47.7% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 54% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 57.3% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.7% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 33.9% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 43.1% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 42.4% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 46.6% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46.9% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 54.2% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 61.5% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 52.7% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 38.1% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 47.9% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 46.3% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 50.1% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 52.9% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 54.7% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 58.2% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 35.9% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 38.6% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 41% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 46.9% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 53.1% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 46.3% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.3% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 51.6% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 39.2% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 37.2% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 34.8% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 46.2% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 57.6% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 44.9% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 44.7% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.8% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 38.1% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 47.9% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 42.4% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 49.8% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 53.1% | 51.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 36.3% | 43% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 47.7% | 44.4% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 38.4% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 37.5% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43.7% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 49.4% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 49.4% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.6% | 51.6% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 39.4% | 44.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 51.1% | 48.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 43.1% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 46.6% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 62.8% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 60% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 55.2% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 53.6% | 56.9% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 34% | 43.9% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.8% | 45.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 45.5% | 49.3% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 45% | 51.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 47.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 52.2% | 54.4% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 59.3% | 55.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 55.5% | 55.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 37.1% | 43.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 47.4% | 45.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 47.9% | 49.8% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 47.8% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.6% | 55.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 70.9% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.7% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 62.6% | N/A |
2006 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 35.2% | 42.5% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 34.5% | 42.5% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 44.1% | 48.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | 50.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 49.1% | 53.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60.3% | 53.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 57.3% | 54.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 33.9% | 40.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 38.7% | 41.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 41% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 57.3% | 47.1% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 54.6% | 52% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.9% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64.3% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 60.5% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 51% | 44.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 39.9% | 48.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 48.5% | 51.4% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 57.7% | 52.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 48.3% | 41.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.0% | 48.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.0% | 52.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 20.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 80.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,081.0 | $36,921.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,658.0 | $32,838.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,687.0 | $37,942.0 |
* Southwest City Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.