North Wood R-IV

Summary:

The North Wood R-IV school district in Missouri has only one elementary school, North Wood Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Based on the available data, North Wood Elementary appears to be a struggling school, performing below the state average on various metrics.

North Wood Elementary is ranked 761 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.9%, and its test scores are generally lower than the state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 4th-grade mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 30% compared to the state average of 43.8%, and in 5th-grade science, the proficiency rate was 21.8% compared to the state average of 42.2%.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8, North Wood Elementary's performance has been declining over the past few years, dropping from a ranking of 499 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 761 out of 900 in 2024-2025. The school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 63.22% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the school's overall performance challenges. While the school's small class sizes suggest potential advantages, these do not appear to be translating into higher academic achievement for the students.

District Detail

3734 N Hwy 19
Salem, MO 65560-8056

(573) 729-4607

SchoolDigger Rank:
328^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 155

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3734 N. Hwy 19	Salem	65560	Dent County	North Wood R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 729-4607	155	15	10.3	63.9%	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	16.6	761^st of 900 public elementary schools	15.4%		26.2	685^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.4%	76	30.0	8.8	84.1	21.8	$12,740	$764	$11,976

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	2.78 mi	35
Salem R-80	2.87 mi	4	205^th
Oak Hill R-I	7.66 mi	1	308^th
Dent-Phelps R-III	8.45 mi	1
Green Forest R-II	11.84 mi	1	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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