Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)·NCES 291125000390
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.
100 SMITH ST, GOWER, MO 64454 · (816) 424-3111 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
62 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
-54 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.1:1
% White
94%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary campus in GOWER, Missouri, one of the schools within EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076), teaches 267 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076) runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 689 students. EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.6%.
In the area at large, Clinton County reports that median household income runs about $70,627, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Clinton County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,692 students), EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is EAST BUCHANAN HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,414
Census ACS
Median income
$70,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076)
- EAST BUCHANAN HIGHHigh · 255 students
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLEMiddle · 167 students
Nearby schools
- EAST BUCHANAN HIGH0.1 mi · 255
- NORTH PLATTE INTERMEDIATE7.5 mi · 108
- PLATTSBURG HIGH8.1 mi · 200
- CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE8.2 mi · 197
- EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE8.2 mi · 167
- ELLIS ELEM.8.3 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.?
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. serve?
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. have?
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.?
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.?
EAST BUCHANAN ELEM. is overseen by EAST BUCHANAN CO. C-1 (025076) in Clinton County.
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