South Point Elementary, Washington MO

Original Research by School Decision on South Point Elementary

South Point Elementary serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade as a regular public school within the School District of Washington, located in a residential section of Washington, Missouri. The school sits in a city that functions as the industrial and retail hub of Franklin County, an exurb roughly an hour west of St. Louis. Washington has a historic downtown with family-owned shops and dining, a growing heritage tourism sector tied to its many National Register properties and proximity to Missouri Wine Country, and a manufacturing base anchored by employers like Missouri Meerschaum. The area has seen steady population growth, a new Missouri River bridge opened in recent years, and the Oldenburg Industrial Park is positioned for further industrial development. Housing values in the school’s zip code run above the state benchmark, and rents are at a level that tracks with a moderate cost of living for the region.

Enrollment at South Point Elementary is moderate for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, which mirrors the broader community demographics, and there is limited racial and ethnic diversity. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a meaningful portion of families are working with lower household incomes. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the availability and structure of special education and language support services.

State testing results from the Missouri Assessment Program provide a view of academic performance across grades three through six, the grades tested. In mathematics, proficiency rates start below the midpoint of the district at third grade and climb steadily through the grades, reaching a level by sixth grade that is among the stronger showings in the school. English language arts follows a similar upward trajectory, with rates in the lower grades falling in a moderate range and sixth grade again showing the highest performance. Science is assessed only in fifth grade, where the proficiency rate lands in line with the school’s overall pattern. When compared to other districts across Franklin County, South Point Elementary’s overall proficiency index sits just below the midpoint of the cohort. This means that while the school’s results are not at the top of the county, they are not at the bottom either, and a parent may want to look into how these trends play out for their child’s specific grade level.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data also was not available. No information was provided on course access, staffing ratios, or specific program offerings, which limits what can be said about enrichment or support structures beyond the core academic picture. The district itself, according to publicly reported sources, has not undergone major recent changes such as bond issues, curriculum overhauls, or boundary shifts that would materially alter a family’s experience at this school.

South Point Elementary offers a neighborhood school setting in a growing exurban city with a mix of older industry and newer development. The academic profile shows a pattern where performance strengthens as students move through the grades, particularly in math, but the overall level across tested subjects sits in a mid-range position relative to other Franklin County districts. Families considering this school will want to weigh the upward trajectory in later elementary grades against the softer early-grade results, and may wish to follow up directly on the support systems in place for students who need extra help in the primary years.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 44% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 47% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 40% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 56% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 49% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 55% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 53% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 56% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 50% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolWASHINGTON, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income57%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income16%Higher-income31%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income6%Higher-income41%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income25%Higher-income62%37 pp gap