North Wood R-IV

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.