📍 307 W Moss St, Lawson, Ray County, 64062
Southwest Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawson, Ray County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawson R-Xiv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest Elem. enrolls 415 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 415 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 21, state house district 8.
Southwest Elem. is one of 3 schools in LAWSON R-XIV, based in LAWSON, Missouri. The district serves 1,143 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, Southwest Elem. is close to the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant