For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 186 students in Southwest R-V School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, 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 23% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 32% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
813 Schools
# Students
771 Students
231,043 Students
# Teachers
56 Teachers
20,729 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southwest R-V School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#465 out of 555 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
38%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)2.9%
20.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.50
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
2%
2%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
n/a
15%
% White
86%
68%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,633 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,244. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,856 is higher than the state median of $16,653. The school district spending/student has grown by 38% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,255 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$14,732 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,633
$17,244
Spending / Student
$16,856
$16,653
Best Southwest R-V School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Southwest Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
529 E. Pineville Road
Washburn, MO 65772
(417) 826-5050
Washburn, MO 65772
(417) 826-5050
Gr: 5-8 | 186 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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