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Glenwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Glenwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Plains, Missouri, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school is part of the Glenwood R-VIII district, which is ranked 286 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glenwood Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 26.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Bakersfield Elementary (13.5%) and Howell Valley Elementary (13.6%). The school's test scores are also consistently below the state and district averages across various grade levels and subjects, with particularly low performance in 5th and 8th grade Math, where only 9.1% and 5% of students are proficient, respectively.

Glenwood Elementary's performance has declined over time, with its statewide ranking steadily dropping from a high of 635 out of 1,032 Missouri elementary schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 776 out of 898 in 2022-2023. The school's performance for White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is particularly concerning, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom 25% of Missouri elementary schools. While Glenwood Elementary is surrounded by several other elementary schools, it consistently underperforms its neighbors, such as Richards Elementary and South Fork Elementary, which have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

252

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,577

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10286 State Rte 17
West Plains, MO 65775-5711

(417) 256-4849

District: Glenwood R-VIII

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.0%

Hispanic:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (49% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Missouri avg38%

Not ranked this year

Glenwood Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	662 of 906	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	776 of 898	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	665 of 908	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	753 of 901	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	737 of 1052	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	657 of 1045	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	635 of 1032	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.3	744 of 865	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	902 of 1058	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.4	754 of 1089	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	509 of 1108	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	462 of 1085	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	422 of 1088	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.4	194 of 1066	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	300 of 1053	71.5%	★★★★☆
2008	47.4	619 of 1084	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.4	600 of 1080	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.5	577 of 1074	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	561 of 611	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	527 of 907	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	490 of 887	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	590 of 668	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	655 of 673	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	584 of 675	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	657 of 691	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	776 of 917	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	705 of 898	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	318 of 451	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	424 of 459	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	200 of 587	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	283 of 552	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	319 of 568	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	209 of 585	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.2	99 of 633	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.5	41 of 649	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	72.7	120 of 623	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.5	191 of 625	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	197 of 614	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	363 of 601	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.2	447 of 624	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.6	319 of 624	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	247 of 619	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	66.4	107 of 482	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	242 of 422	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	325 of 379	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	376 of 385	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	218 of 527	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	278 of 479	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2024)12th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)78th percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile-15 vs school

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Schools Near Glenwood Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAP English I (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10286 State Rte 17	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Glenwood R-VIII	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-4849	252	24	10.3	53.6%	247 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	64.2		49.9			32.2										$12,577	$356	$12,221
Howell Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6461 State Rte Zz	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Howell Valley R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-2268	201	18	11.3	52.7%	185 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)								(n/a)				73.8	65.4										78.2	$11,457	$548	$10,908
West Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1136 Allen St	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-6150	767	63	12.0	75.6%	681 (88.8%)	4 (0.5%)	43 (5.6%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	38.4	585^th of 900 public elementary schools	35.0%		33.4	630^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.5%	45	27.6	32.7							32.4	48.7						$11,737	$1,044	$10,693
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4036 State Rte K	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Fairview R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-1063	466	31	15.0	50.2%	433 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	49.9	469^th of 900 public elementary schools	47.9%		45.5	504^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.4%	35	30.1	40.3	35.6	44.4	53.6	63.5	55.3	43.1	17.1	51.9	46.3	35.1	46.2	49.9	88.5	$10,501	$642	$9,859
South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3209 Us Hwy 160	West Plains	65775	Howell County	West Plains R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-2836	196	15	12.7	58.7%	189 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)		61.8														$11,079	$924	$10,155
Junction Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8004 County Rd 3010	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Junction Hill C-12	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-4265	186	17	10.8	57.0%	183 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)						46.1										$12,752	$757	$11,995
Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 County Rd 1710	West Plains	65775	Howell County	Richards R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 256-5239	389	26	14.9	63.0%	371 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	56.8	390^th of 900 public elementary schools	56.7%		58.4	364^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.8%	26	21.5	84.3		55.2					26.3	53.3						$10,411	$1,502	$8,909
Koshkonong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	School St	Koshkonong	65692	Oregon County	Oregon-Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 867-5601	127	16	7.9	80.3%	109 (85.8%)	4 (3.1%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)								(n/a)						71.4										$16,377	$563	$15,814
Bakersfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	357 State Hwy O	Bakersfield	65609	Ozark County	Bakersfield R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 284-7593	177	18	9.8	59.3%	174 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)		58.5	76.0													$14,251	$955	$13,296

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary?

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 98% White.

What district is Glenwood Elementary in?

Glenwood R-VIII

How many students attend Glenwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

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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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