Southwest Elementary School in Dexter, Missouri on �ǿմ�ý

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Southwest Elementary School

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Southwest Elementary School is a town public school in Dexter, Missouri that is part of Dexter School District R11. It serves 441 students in grades Pre-K - 2 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Its teachers have had 114 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 2

441 Students

39 Teachers

915 W GRANT ST

Dexter, MO 63841 View local requests

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Southwest Elementary School Demographics

58%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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