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Dogwood Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy, Kearney, MO 64060 · (816) 903-1400 · Part of Kearney R-I School District

Kearney’s School Grade A better than 93% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
463
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dogwood Elem.

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Kearney kids: Kearney Middle

On the path

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

K–5Dogwood Elem.You are here
6–7Kearney Middle591 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 45.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1400 Cedar Wood Pkwy, Kearney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 178
Grade 273
Grade 386
Grade 472
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
475’20
457’21
465’22
437’23
463’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dogwood Elem. from Kearney families.

Other schools in Kearney R-I School District

The district →
Kearney Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B+
223 students11:1
Kearney Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kearney
44 students6:1
Southview Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
455 students14:1
Hawthorne Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
264 students13:1
Lens
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Kearney
A+
60 students13:1
Kearney Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Kearney
A
591 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; Kearney’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.