Southwest Elementary Primary School
307 West Moss St Lawson MO, 64062, Ray County Phone: 816-580-7272 Ranking:  (628 out of 1,698, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Lawson R-XIV 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: | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 391 | 412 | 396 | 440 | 460 | 472 | 481 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 11 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 18.4% | 95 | 23.1% | 76 | 19.2% | 72 | 16.4% | 79 | 17.2% | 83 | 17.6% | 86 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 25.8% | 77 | 18.7% | 70 | 17.7% | 72 | 16.4% | 84 | 18.3% | 87 | 18.4% | 112 | 23.3% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 17.6% | 74 | 18.0% | 74 | 18.7% | 91 | 20.7% | 89 | 19.3% | 111 | 23.5% | 96 | 20.0% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 17.9% | 78 | 18.9% | 86 | 21.7% | 89 | 20.2% | 113 | 24.6% | 95 | 20.1% | 85 | 17.7% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 20.2% | 88 | 21.4% | 90 | 22.7% | 116 | 26.4% | 95 | 20.7% | 85 | 18.0% | 97 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 185 | 47.3% | 198 | 48.1% | 205 | 51.8% | 233 | 53.0% | 245 | 53.3% | 257 | 54.4% | 255 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 206 | 52.7% | 214 | 51.9% | 191 | 48.2% | 207 | 47.0% | 207 | 45.0% | 207 | 43.9% | 222 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 383 | 98.0% | 401 | 97.3% | 388 | 98.0% | 436 | 99.1% | 455 | 98.9% | 469 | 99.4% | 477 | 99.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 25.6% | 128 | 31.1% | 108 | 27.3% | 95 | 21.6% | 94 | 20.4% | 71 | 15.0% | 75 | 15.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.9% | 23 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.8% | 16 | 3.6% | 31 | 6.7% | 36 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.12 | 12.96 | 12.11 | 12.69 | 13.01 | 12.60 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 37.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.6% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.6% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.3% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 31.3% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 50.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.3% | 50.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.7% | 50.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.3% | 35.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.7% | 64.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,149.0 | $34,138.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,367.0 | $30,308.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,122.0 | $36,227.0 |
* Southwest Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.