Sweeny Elementary

Summary:

Sweeny Elementary is a public elementary school in Republic, Missouri, serving 501 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Republic R-III school district, Sweeny Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in Missouri.

Sweeny Elementary's academic excellence is evident across various metrics. In the 2022-2023 school year, 67% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 63.4% for the Republic R-III district and 41.1% for the state of Missouri. The school has been ranked 73rd out of 898 elementary schools in the state and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Notably, Sweeny Elementary excels in supporting its low socioeconomic status students, ranking 16th out of 611 Missouri elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, such as McBride Elementary and Willard Orchard Hills Elementary, Sweeny Elementary maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students per teacher. While the school has a higher percentage of white students (82.44%) than the surrounding area, its diversity has been increasing over the years. Sweeny Elementary's consistent academic performance, effective subgroup support, and stable funding suggest that it is well-positioned to continue providing a quality education to its students.

Detail:

Public K-5

720 N. Main
Republic, MO 65738-1010

(417) 732-3670

District: Republic R-III

SchoolDigger Rank:
73^rd of 898 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,016

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Republic Middle
High:	Republic High

Student/teacher ratio: 13.7

Number of students: 501

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Two or more races:

8.6%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sweeny Elementary ranks better than 91.9% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Republic R-III School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Sweeny Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Republic R-III School District. Racial makeup is: White (82.4%), two or more races (8.6%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 40.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sweeny Elementary is 13.7. 3 elementary schools in the Republic R-III School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sweeny Elementary employs 36.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sweeny Elementary is $10,016. 2 elementary schools in the Republic R-III School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Sweeny Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sweeny Elementary 73^rd of 898 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Sweeny Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Republic R-III:

SchoolDigger ranks Republic R-III 19^th of 376 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sweeny Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sweeny Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2015	53.04	515^th	1058	51.3%
2016	73.55	216^th	865	75.0%
2017	70.87	284^th	1032	72.5%
2018	66.12	335^th	1045	67.9%
2019	79.70	154^th	1052	85.4%
2021	89.65	65^th	901	92.8%
2022	91.49	47^th	908	94.8%
2023	88.23	73^rd	898	91.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sweeny Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.34	36^th	107	66.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sweeny Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	70.61	174^th	887	80.4%
2019	80.46	81^st	907	91.1%
2021	95.70	15^th	574	97.4%
2022	98.68	6^th	532	98.9%
2023	93.88	16^th	611	97.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Sweeny Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	63.93	81^st	251	67.7%
2019	63.50	106^th	302	64.9%

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Rank History for White students at Sweeny Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	56.62	374^th	898	58.4%
2019	73.70	192^nd	917	79.1%
2021	84.00	87^th	691	87.4%
2022	83.89	84^th	675	87.6%
2023	79.60	111^th	673	83.5%

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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 Sweeny Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2014	392	14	4	13	1	0	15	439
2015	381	9	2	17	1	0	21	431
2016	357	4	3	19	0	0	26	409
2017	333	6	0	20	0	1	22	382
2018	320	4	2	18	0	0	29	373
2019	338	7	2	21	0	0	35	403
2020	386	6	2	24	1	0	38	457
2021	365	5	1	19	1	0	37	428
2022	394	11	0	19	1	0	36	461
2023	413	12	1	31	1	0	43	501

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 Sweeny Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	439	32.8	13.3	54.4
2015	431	33.0	13.0	54.8
2016	409	33.0	12.3	54.8
2017	382	30.7	12.4	50.8
2018	373	32.1	11.5	47.5
2019	403	30.9	13.0	45.4
2020	457	36.4	12.5	43.5
2021	428	35.6	12.0	42.8
2022	461	35.4	13.0	39.9
2023	501	36.5	13.7	40.3

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 Sweeny Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	439	32.8	13.3	54.4
2015	431	33.0	13.0	54.8
2016	409	33.0	12.3	54.8
2017	382	30.7	12.4	50.8
2018	373	32.1	11.5	47.5
2019	403	30.9	13.0	45.4
2020	457	36.4	12.5	43.5
2021	428	35.6	12.0	42.8
2022	461	35.4	13.0	39.9
2023	501	36.5	13.7	40.3

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 Sweeny Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$630 (6.8%)	$8,661 (93.2%)	$9,290
2020	$767 (8.3%)	$8,448 (91.7%)	$9,215
2021	$970 (9.2%)	$9,524 (90.7%)	$10,495
2022	$993 (9.9%)	$9,023 (90.1%)	$10,016

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sweeny Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 154^th of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 73^rd of 898 Elementary schools	6.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sweeny Elementary)	60	67	7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Republic R-III)	58.9	63.4	4.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46	41.1	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sweeny Elementary)	50	64.4	14.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Republic R-III)	54.5	57.9	3.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	42.4	6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sweeny Elementary)	69.2	65.1	4.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Republic R-III)	65.4	65.1	0.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.8	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sweeny Elementary)	75.5	62.8	12.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Republic R-III)	63.4	59.8	3.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	45.9	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sweeny Elementary)	64.2	74	9.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Republic R-III)	58.9	67.1	8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	39.1	1.2%
5th Grade Science (Sweeny Elementary)	58	58
5th Grade Science (Republic R-III)	51.2	49.3	1.9%
5th Grade Science (Missouri)	42.5	40.9	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sweeny Elementary)	58.5	55.6	2.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Republic R-III)	56.2	59	2.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	47.1	44.1	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	403	501	24.3%
African American	7	12	71.4%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	2	1	50%
Hispanic	21	31	47.6%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	338	413	22.2%
Two or More Races	35	43	22.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.4%	40.3%	5.1%

Schools Near Sweeny Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	720 N. Main	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3670	501	37	13.7	40.3%	413 (82.4%)	12 (2.4%)	31 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	88.2	73^rd of 898 public elementary schools	91.9%		91.5	47^th of 908 public elementary schools	94.8%	26	67.0	65.1	74.0				58.0		64.4	62.8	55.6				$10,016	$993	$9,023
Lyon Elementary	Public	K-5	201 E. Highway 174	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3630	437	34	12.6	41.2%	352 (80.5%)	9 (2.1%)	28 (6.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.6%)	85.1	102^nd of 898 public elementary schools	88.6%		75	195^th of 908 public elementary schools	78.5%	93	57.6	62.3	66.1						56.1						$10,552	$916	$9,636
Price Elementary	Public	K-5	518 N Hampton Ave.	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3690	501	36	13.8	41.9%	396 (79.0%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	80.9	135^th of 898 public elementary schools	85.0%		83.5	123^rd of 908 public elementary schools	86.5%	12	64.2	51.7	65.8				55.7		55.1	47.6	73.1				$9,527	$853	$8,673
Schofield Elementary	Public	K-5	235 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3610	496	38	13.0	41.3%	418 (84.3%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	81.9	132^nd of 898 public elementary schools	85.3%		93	36^th of 908 public elementary schools	96.0%	96	68.3	76.5	56.6				39.7		58.0	67.1	51.8				$9,460	$872	$8,588
McCulloch Elementary	Public	K-5	234 E. Anderson	Republic	65738	Greene County	Republic R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 732-3620	454	34	13.2	33.7%	395 (87.0%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	85.1	103^rd of 898 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.3	135^th of 908 public elementary schools	85.1%	32	58.0	70.3	72.7				50.0		55.1	62.2	60.7				$10,543	$1,108	$9,435
Billings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	118 W Mt Vernon	Billings	65610	Christian County	Billings R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 744-2552	251	15	16.9	45.4%	233 (92.8%)	8 (3.2%)	6 (2.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	720^th of 898 public elementary schools	19.8%		21.6	724^th of 908 public elementary schools	20.3%	4	25.0		11.5	31.8			23.0		33.3		23.0				$11,873	$1,795	$10,078
Clever Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	103 S Public Ave.	Clever	65631	Christian County	Clever R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 743-4815	943	66	14.1	29.0%	888 (94.2%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.4%)	53.5	414^th of 898 public elementary schools	53.9%		46.8	488^th of 908 public elementary schools	46.3%	74	51.1	49.0		35.7	34.9	41.1	30.8	38.3	44.0	50.1	38.4	30.6	30.2	32.8	$9,336	$914	$8,421
McBride Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5005 S Farm Rd 135	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-4500	382	27	14.4	27.5%	315 (82.5%)	12 (3.1%)	24 (6.3%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	88.3	72^nd of 898 public elementary schools	92.0%					(n/a)	55.9	66.7							66.3	69.3					$13,206	$2,899	$10,307
Willard Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4595 Farm Road 140	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 869-0600	424	37	11.6	41.5%	332 (78.3%)	28 (6.6%)	39 (9.2%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	52.2	430^th of 898 public elementary schools	52.1%		50.5	447^th of 908 public elementary schools	50.8%	17	40.3	34.3							53.3	38.5					$12,178	$1,149	$11,029
David Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3055 W Kildee Lane	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-5800	288	21	13.6	37.2%	210 (72.9%)	14 (4.9%)	25 (8.7%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.6%)	78	161^st of 898 public elementary schools	82.1%		88	82^nd of 908 public elementary schools	91.0%	79	50.9	53.8							58.5	61.6					$13,167	$2,204	$10,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweeny Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sweeny Elementary?

Students at Sweeny Elementary are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sweeny Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Republic Middle
High : Republic High

Is Sweeny Elementary a good school?

Yes. Sweeny Elementary ranks in the top 8.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Sweeny Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 501 students attended Sweeny Elementary.

What district is Sweeny Elementary in?

Republic R-III

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