Northwest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houstonia, Missouri · Pettis County R-V School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Northwest Elementary School serves 161 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Houstonia (Pettis County). It is one of 2 schools in Pettis County R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 978th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 9.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Pettis County R-V School District |
| County | Pettis County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291527000694 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pettis County R-V | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 161 | 328 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.7% | 47.6% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Northwest Elementary School in context
Size
Northwest Elementary School is the only elementary school in Pettis County R-V School District. Its 161 students are 49.1% of the district's 328. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.5 miles away and have a median of 231 students, so Northwest Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 28 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 11, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 6 has 12% more students than kindergarten (28 against 25). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 12 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 95.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pettis County R-V (95.1%).
49.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.6% across Pettis County R-V and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 18.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Northwest Elementary School has 16.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 161 students would have about 13.1 teachers, so Northwest Elementary School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Sweet Springs Elementary School, 5.2 miles away in Sweet Springs R-VII School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.7% |
| Hispanic | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
55.3% of students are girls and 44.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 12 |
| Kindergarten | 25 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 16 |
| Grade 4 | 25 |
| Grade 5 | 25 |
| Grade 6 | 28 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16215 Hwy H, Houstonia, MO 65333
Phone: (660)568-3315
Website: northwest.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Springs Elementary School | Sweet Springs R-VII | 5.2 mi | 191 | 8.9 | 43.5% |
| La Monte Elementary School | La Monte R-IV | 9.1 mi | 161 | 9.7 | 61.5% |
| Pettis County Elementary School | Pettis County R-XII | 10.3 mi | 110 | 6.8 | 100% |
| Concordia Elementary School | Concordia R-II | 13.1 mi | 247 | 10.7 | 37.7% |
| Knob Noster Elementary School | Knob Noster R-VIII | 13.8 mi | 550 | 14.9 | 42.7% |
| Heber Hunt Elementary School | Sedalia 200 | 14.5 mi | 448 | 12.3 | 77.2% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Sedalia 200 | 15.2 mi | 276 | 11.5 | 66.7% |
| Washington Elementary School | Sedalia 200 | 15.4 mi | 215 | 9.3 | 86% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pettis County R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School | High | 7–12 | 167 |