📍 915 W Grant St, Dexter, Stoddard County, 63841
Southwest Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dexter, Stoddard County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dexter R-Xi school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwest Elem. enrolls 473 students across grades K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 432 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 473 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 151.
Southwest Elem. is one of 5 schools in DEXTER R-XI, based in DEXTER, Missouri. The district serves 2,008 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Southwest Elem. is larger than the district average of about 402 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote