Southwest R-V School District
For the 2022 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 261 students in Southwest R-V School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Southwest R-V School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 46% statewide average).
The top ranked public middle school in Southwest R-V School District is Southwest Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 27% (majority Black).
Overview
School District Name
Southwest R-V School District
School District Website
School District Phone Number
School District Grades Offered
PK - 12
2018-2019 School Year Data
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
1 School
799 Schools
# Students
261 Students
234,256 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
17,907 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Southwest R-V School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 542 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#500 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
42%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
49%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.45
# American Indian Students
4 Students
933 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
4,381 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
14 Students
14,695 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
6%
# Black Students
1 Student
35,631 Students
% Black Students
n/a
15%
# White Students
233 Students
170,236 Students
% White Students
89%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
545 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
7,822 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
2,314
# Students in K Grade:
-
2,663
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
2,816
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
2,723
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
2,969
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
3,167
# Students in 5th Grade:
64
7,524
# Students in 6th Grade:
72
46,729
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
68,001
# Students in 8th Grade:
61
67,508
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
7,944
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
6,707
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
6,765
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
6,426
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,474 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,298. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,443 is higher than the state median of $10,855. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$7 MM

Spending
$9 MM
$6 MM

Revenue / Student
$10,474
$11,298

Spending / Student
$11,443
$10,855

Best Southwest R-V School District Public Middle Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southwest Middle School
Math: 15% | Reading: 31%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
529 E. Pineville Road
Washburn, MO 65772
(417) 826-5050
Washburn, MO 65772
(417) 826-5050
Grades: 5-8
| 261 students
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