📍 8015 Raytown Rd, Raytown, Jackson County, 64138
Southwood Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Raytown, Jackson County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raytown C-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southwood Elem. enrolls 343 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 22% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 162 | 47% |
| White | 75 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 13% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
206 of the school's 343 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Southwood Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 9, state house district 28.
Southwood Elem. is one of 20 schools in RAYTOWN C-2, based in RAYTOWN, Missouri. The district serves 7,676 students district-wide and employs 628 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Southwood Elem. is close to the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large