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Southland High

PublicHighGrades 6–12

500 S Main, Cardwell, MO 63829 · (573) 654-3531 · Part of Southland C-9 School District

Buffalo Township’s School Grade D better than 5% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
112
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Southland High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state

On the path

Where Buffalo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southland Elem.in Cardwell
6–12Southland HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 S Main, Cardwell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 623
Grade 714
Grade 814
Grade 922
Grade 1016
Grade 118
Grade 1215
Enrollment over time
119’20
115’21
101’22
103’23
112’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 28%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southland High from Buffalo Township families.

Other schools in Southland C-9 School District

The district →
Southland Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cardwell
D−
150 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Buffalo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.