Is South Elementary a good school?

Yes. South Elementary ranks in the top 6.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 519 students attended South Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 84% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Ozark Junior High Middle : Ozark Middle School High : Ozark High

South Elementary

Summary:

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ozark, Missouri, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 524 students. It is part of the Ozark R-VI school district, which is ranked 12th out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 55-112 over the past several years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 65.9% of 3rd graders and 70.9% of 4th graders at South Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40.8% and 44.4%, respectively. In ELA, 58.6% of 3rd graders and 73.7% of 4th graders at South Elementary were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 41.6% and 46.2%.

South Elementary excels in supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 7th out of 625 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year. The school also performs well in supporting its disabled student population, ranking 14th out of 103 Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2021-2022 school year. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 39.24% to 44.57% over the past few years, South Elementary has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, demonstrating its consistent high performance and ability to provide a quality education to its diverse student body.

Detail:

Public K-4

1250 W South St
Ozark, MO 65721-0166

(417) 582-5905

District: Ozark R-VI

SchoolDigger Rank:
55^th of 906 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,700

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ozark Junior High
	Ozark Middle School
High:	Ozark High

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Elementary ranks better than 93.9% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ozark R-VI School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.81. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.2%), two or more races (7.5%), Hispanic (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Ozark R-VI School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Elementary is 11.7. 2 elementary schools in the Ozark R-VI School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare South Elementary employs 44.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Elementary is $9,700. 3 elementary schools in the Ozark R-VI School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Elementary 55^th of 906 Missouri public elementary schools. (See South Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Ozark R-VI:

SchoolDigger ranks Ozark R-VI 12^th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2008	46.14	644^th	1084	40.6%
2009	65.95	301^st	1053	71.4%
2010	70.61	273^rd	1066	74.4%
2011	71.47	252^nd	1088	76.8%
2012	56.67	500^th	1085	53.9%
2013	73.55	226^th	1108	79.6%
2014	71.66	245^th	1089	77.5%
2015	75.94	218^th	1058	79.4%
2016	77.44	176^th	865	79.7%
2017	82.81	131^st	1032	87.3%
2018	79.15	169^th	1045	83.8%
2019	84.19	111^th	1052	89.4%
2021	87.93	79^th	901	91.2%
2022	84.23	112^th	908	87.7%
2023	88.79	68^th	898	92.4%
2024	90.81	55^th	906	93.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	76.94	109^th	887	87.7%
2019	86.92	43^rd	907	95.3%
2021	95.39	16^th	574	97.2%
2022	93.32	19^th	532	96.4%
2023	89.23	31^st	611	94.9%
2024	98.79	7^th	625	98.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at South Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	71.36	68^th	302	77.5%
2022	71.64	14^th	103	86.4%

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Rank History for White students at South Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	67.78	252^nd	898	71.9%
2019	75.10	177^th	917	80.7%
2021	81.29	106^th	691	84.7%
2022	75.15	154^th	675	77.2%
2023	81.38	101^st	673	85.0%
2024	81.74	94^th	668	85.9%

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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for South Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	742	742
1992	792	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	797
1993	822	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
1994	733	0	0	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	741
1995	461	3	0	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	477
1996	461	3	0	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	477
1997	502	4	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
1998	465	1	0	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	521	0	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	526
2000	439	0	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	441
2001	454	2	2	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	463
2002	520	4	1	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	539
2003	520	4	1	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	539
2004	534	5	1	5	9	n/a	n/a	0	554
2005	393	4	0	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	412
2006	423	3	0	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	438
2007	423	5	0	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	444
2008	577	8	0	19	7	n/a	n/a	0	611
2009	624	12	5	23	9	n/a	n/a	0	673
2010	544	8	2	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	585
2011	510	2	2	23	2	0	21	0	560
2012	535	2	2	30	1	1	18	0	589
2013	497	1	1	31	0	1	18	0	549
2014	536	4	2	30	1	0	20	0	593
2015	563	1	1	32	0	0	18	0	615
2016	577	2	4	32	1	0	16	0	632
2017	656	4	3	44	2	0	24	0	733
2018	718	11	6	46	1	1	33	0	816
2019	565	11	3	36	1	0	25	0	641
2020	564	7	4	46	1	0	28	0	650
2021	559	8	3	36	1	1	36	0	644
2022	573	28	10	38	6	1	4	0	660
2023	455	14	3	30	2	0	20	0	524
2024	437	6	4	33	0	0	39	0	519

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	742	41.8	17.7	n/a
1992	797	43.6	18.2	n/a
1993	823	43.8	18.8	n/a
1994	741	42.2	17.6	0
1995	477	37.7	12.7	35.4
1996	477	37.7	12.7	35.4
1997	510	36.8	13.9	27.8
1998	473	36.9	12.8	26.6
1999	526	37.9	13.9	35.4
2000	441	34.1	12.9	31.7
2001	463	35.1	13.2	32.2
2002	539	40.1	13.4	27.5
2003	539	40.1	13.4	27.5
2004	554	40.1	13.8	34.5
2005	412	35.1	11.7	40
2006	438	39.2	11.2	38.8
2007	444	32.1	13.8	41.9
2008	611	47.6	12.8	38
2009	673	45.2	14.9	39.1
2010	585	43.4	13.4	42.4
2011	560	40.7	13.7	45.9
2012	589	43.1	13.6	45.7
2013	549	43.7	12.5	47.9
2014	593	44.7	13.2	46.4
2015	615	48.0	12.8	47.6
2016	632	54.0	11.7	42.6
2017	733	58.6	12.5	39.2
2018	816	43.5	18.7	37
2019	641	48.0	13.3	45.7
2020	650	49.0	13.2	45.8
2021	644	51.5	12.4	44.6
2022	660	51.9	12.6	39.2
2023	524	42.4	12.3	43.9
2024	519	44.2	11.7	40.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	742	41.8	17.7	n/a
1992	797	43.6	18.2	n/a
1993	823	43.8	18.8	n/a
1994	741	42.2	17.6	0
1995	477	37.7	12.7	35.4
1996	477	37.7	12.7	35.4
1997	510	36.8	13.9	27.8
1998	473	36.9	12.8	26.6
1999	526	37.9	13.9	35.4
2000	441	34.1	12.9	31.7
2001	463	35.1	13.2	32.2
2002	539	40.1	13.4	27.5
2003	539	40.1	13.4	27.5
2004	554	40.1	13.8	34.5
2005	412	35.1	11.7	40
2006	438	39.2	11.2	38.8
2007	444	32.1	13.8	41.9
2008	611	47.6	12.8	38
2009	673	45.2	14.9	39.1
2010	585	43.4	13.4	42.4
2011	560	40.7	13.7	45.9
2012	589	43.1	13.6	45.7
2013	549	43.7	12.5	47.9
2014	593	44.7	13.2	46.4
2015	615	48.0	12.8	47.6
2016	632	54.0	11.7	42.6
2017	733	58.6	12.5	39.2
2018	816	43.5	18.7	37
2019	641	48.0	13.3	45.7
2020	650	49.0	13.2	45.8
2021	644	51.5	12.4	44.6
2022	660	51.9	12.6	39.2
2023	524	42.4	12.3	43.9
2024	519	44.2	11.7	40.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for South Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$469 (5.8%)	$7,684 (94.3%)	$8,152
2020	$547 (6.8%)	$7,483 (93.2%)	$8,030
2021	$281 (3.1%)	$8,647 (96.9%)	$8,928
2022	$725 (7.5%)	$8,975 (92.5%)	$9,700

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 111^th of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 68^th of 898 Elementary schools	3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Elementary)	62.1	62.5	0.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ozark R-VI)	67	63.9	3.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46	41.1	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Elementary)	61.3	68.3	7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ozark R-VI)	66.2	62.7	3.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	42.4	6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary)	71.1	59.8	11.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ozark R-VI)	68.7	66.2	2.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.8	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Elementary)	75.5	69.8	5.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ozark R-VI)	74.3	73.3	1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	45.9	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Elementary)	66.3	55.8	10.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ozark R-VI)	69.5	57.7	11.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	36.2	4.1%
5th Grade Science (South Elementary)	56	58	2%
5th Grade Science (Ozark R-VI)	62.9	56.9	6%
5th Grade Science (Missouri)	42.5	40.6	1.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Elementary)	59.4	52.1	7.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ozark R-VI)	66.8	58.4	8.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	47.1	44	3.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	641	524	18.3%
African American	11	14	27.3%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	3	3
Hispanic	36	30	16.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	565	455	19.5%
Two or More Races	25	20	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.7%	43.9%	1.8%

Schools Near South Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)				MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Elementary	Public	K-4	1250 W South St	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5905	519	44	11.7	40.5%	437 (84.2%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	90.8	55^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.8	68^th of 898 public elementary schools	92.4%	13	65.9	70.9				58.6	73.7	$9,700	$725	$8,975
Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Center	Public	PK-K	302 N 4th Avenue	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5992	126	25	5.0	30.2%	111 (88.1%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$225,391	$35,823	$189,568
East Elementary	Public	K-4	2449 E Hartley	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5906	536	45	11.8	32.1%	476 (88.8%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.8%)	95	25^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.8	32^nd of 898 public elementary schools	96.4%	7	72.3	83.2				61.1	81.4	$9,903	$933	$8,971
North Elementary	Public	K-4	3608 N Hwy Nn	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5904	515	46	11.2	32.2%	448 (87.0%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	80.4	148^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.7%		89.6	65^th of 898 public elementary schools	92.8%	83	57.0	63.7				52.1	59.3	$10,019	$1,023	$8,995
High Pointe Elementary	Public	K-4	900 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6700	617	45	13.8	34.7%	516 (83.6%)	12 (1.9%)	47 (7.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	93.4	35^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.1%		94.3	29^th of 898 public elementary schools	96.8%	6	80.4	70.6				68.7	67.6	$9,101	$786	$8,314
Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	585	44	13.1	26.7%	498 (85.1%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (5.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.2%)	84.7	108^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.1%		78.6	155^th of 898 public elementary schools	82.7%	47	59.6	66.6				57.8	60.5	$10,075	$908	$9,167
West Elementary	Public	K-4	3105 W State Hwy Cc	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5907	594	49	12.2	34.3%	484 (81.5%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.9%)	90.7	57^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.7%		84.2	111^th of 898 public elementary schools	87.6%	54	61.3	72.8				60.4	74.5	$9,084	$746	$8,338
John Thomas School Of Discover	Public	K-6	312 North Market Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6800	490	33	14.7	16.1%	426 (86.9%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	96.8	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%		93.9	31^st of 898 public elementary schools	96.5%	18	84.0		65.2	75.9	73.3	76.7		$10,055	$801	$9,254
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	301 South Main Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6359	92	8	12.1	26.1%	76 (82.6%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.9%)								(n/a)
Early Learning Center	Public	PK	301 South Main Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6300	100	7	14.1	26.0%	81 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.0%)								(n/a)

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