📍 1111 Wornall St, Neosho, Newton County, 64850
South Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Neosho, Newton County. The school has 277 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neosho School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elem. enrolls 277 students across grades K–4. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 169 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 29 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 277 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
South Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-70, state senate district 32, state house district 160.
South Elem. is one of 10 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEOSHO, Missouri. The district serves 4,998 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 277 students, South Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant