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Schools in Southwest City

Southwest City’s public schools

McDonald County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southwest City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 21% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MO 12.8
Schools in town
1
1,425 students on the public path
In brief

Southwest City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Southwest City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Southwest City Elem. places highest (better than 40%); McDonald County High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Southwest City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Southwest City Elem.McDonald County R-I School DistrictC+
9–12McDonald County Highin AndersonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McDonald County R-I School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

McDonald County R-I School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,595 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,514MO $14,569 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.2% · 1856 students tested
Math35%
State average 39.2% · 1885 students tested

Southwest City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Southwest City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southwest City—McDonald County R-I

Every school in Southwest City

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Southwest Cityby address
Southwest City Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
350 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Southwest Cityin other towns
McDonald County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Anderson
C
1,075 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Southwest City’s schools

Are Southwest City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Southwest City. McDonald County R-I School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Southwest City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Southwest City in?

McDonald County R-I School District.

Where do Southwest City kids go to high school?

McDonald County High.

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What Southwest City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.