📍 214 S 11th, Sarcoxie, Jasper County, 64862
Wildwood Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sarcoxie, Jasper County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sarcoxie R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Wildwood Elem. enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 285 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Wildwood Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 127.
Wildwood Elem. is one of 2 schools in SARCOXIE R-II, based in SARCOXIE, Missouri. The district serves 690 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Wildwood Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant