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South Elementary

Public Grades K-4

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ozark, Missouri, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 519. It is part of the Ozark R-VI school district, which is ranked 18th out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 55-112 out of over 900 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring above the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts. South Elementary's low-income and disabled student subgroups also perform remarkably well, ranking among the top schools in the state for these student populations. The school spends around $9,700 per student, which is higher than the state average and allows for smaller class sizes (11.7-12.6 students per teacher) and potentially more resources for students.

Compared to the other elementary schools in the Ozark R-VI district, East Elementary also stands out as a high-performing school, ranking even higher than South Elementary in the state. The Nixa Public Schools district, which is just a few miles away, also has several exceptional elementary schools, such as John Thomas School of Discovery and High Pointe Elementary, that perform at a similar or higher level than South Elementary.

505

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,562

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 W South St
Ozark, MO 65721-0166

(417) 582-5905

District: Ozark R-VI

Students who attend South Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ozark Junior High
	Ozark Middle School
High:	Ozark High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Missouri avg43%

68^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Ozark R-VI

18^th of 367Ozark R-VI among Missouri districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	68 of 900	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	55 of 906	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	68 of 898	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	112 of 908	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	79 of 901	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.2	111 of 1052	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	169 of 1045	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	131 of 1032	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.4	176 of 865	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	218 of 1058	79.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.7	245 of 1089	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	226 of 1108	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	56.7	500 of 1085	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	252 of 1088	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	273 of 1066	74.4%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	301 of 1053	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	46.1	644 of 1084	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	14 of 103	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	68 of 302	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	11 of 638	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	7 of 625	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	31 of 611	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	19 of 532	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	16 of 574	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	43 of 907	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	109 of 887	87.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	103 of 666	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	94 of 668	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	101 of 673	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	154 of 675	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	106 of 691	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	177 of 917	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	252 of 898	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+25 vs state

Mathematics66%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Elementary	Public	K-4	1250 W South St	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5905	505	43	11.8	44.0%	420 (83.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.5%)	90.6	68^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.8	55^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.9%	13	63.3	68.9				61.3	76.0	$11,562	$412	$11,149
Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Center	Public	PK-K	302 N 4th Avenue	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5992	233	22	10.4	46.8%	192 (82.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.9%)								(n/a)								$19,922	$1,183	$18,739
East Elementary	Public	K-4	2449 E Hartley	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5906	515	44	11.5	38.6%	450 (87.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	93.5	38^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.8%		95	25^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.2%	13	67.1	78.0				64.6	75.3	$12,468	$887	$11,581
North Elementary	Public	K-4	3608 N Hwy Nn	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5904	514	44	11.7	37.0%	437 (85.0%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	89.8	76^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.6%		80.4	148^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.7%	72	65.5	71.1				60.3		$12,650	$654	$11,997
High Pointe Elementary	Public	K-4	900 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6700	619	45	13.9	35.4%	497 (80.3%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	93	43^rd of 900 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.4	35^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.1%	8	76.9	69.1				73.0	65.0	$10,673	$356	$10,317
Century Elementary	Public	K-4	732 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-3800	592	42	13.9	28.7%	493 (83.3%)	6 (1.0%)	38 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.6%)	82.7	136^th of 900 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.7	108^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.1%	28	55.8	65.3				51.4	69.0	$11,767	$388	$11,379
West Elementary	Public	K-4	3105 W State Hwy Cc	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 582-5907	584	48	12.2	37.3%	491 (84.1%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.4%)	87.2	100^th of 900 public elementary schools	88.9%		90.7	57^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.7%	43	55.8	71.6				58.1	71.7	$10,969	$623	$10,346
John Thomas School Of Discover	Public	K-6	312 North Market Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6800	493	33	14.7	16.8%	428 (86.8%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.5%)	94.3	32^nd of 900 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.8	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%	19	71.9	78.4	63.1	73.5		64.6	81.4	$11,719	$222	$11,497
Highlandville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Spokane R-VII Schools	Highlandville	65669	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 443-2200	384	29	13.1	42.2%	352 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	45.8	508^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.1	416^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.1%	92		16.2	30.7		57.6	48.9	33.9	$10,739	$387	$10,351
Mathews Elementary	Public	K-4	605 South Gregg Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 724-6520	457	36	12.5	32.4%	371 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)	90.2	70^th of 900 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.9	53^rd of 906 public elementary schools	94.2%	17	57.0	72.7				64.2	75.7	$11,436	$271	$11,165

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ozark Junior High
Middle : Ozark Middle School
High : Ozark High

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended South Elementary.

What district is South Elementary in?

Ozark R-VI

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 83% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is South Elementary a good school?

Yes. South Elementary ranks in the top 7.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

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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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