Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE R-V·NCES 291260000525
GAINESVILLE ELEM.
218 Bulldog Drive, GAINESVILLE, MO 65655 · (417) 679-4416 · Ozark County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
234 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
GAINESVILLE ELEM.→GAINESVILLE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GAINESVILLE R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
MO avg 48.7% . +31.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 34.2% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Schools most like GAINESVILLE ELEM.
GAINESVILLE ELEM.'s state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAINESVILLE ELEM. this school | 292 | 80.1% | 64.3% |
| WINONA ELEM. WINONA | 306 | 77.8% | 45.4% |
| VAN BUREN ELEM. VAN BUREN | 245 | 75.5% | 68.1% |
| Alton Elementary Alton | 290 | 71.7% | 52.0% |
| CLEARWATER ELEMENTARY PIEDMONT | 363 | 76.0% | 38.0% |
| FISK ELEMENTARY FISK | 309 | 71.8% | 40.5% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GAINESVILLE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #181 of 968 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #253 of 974 ▲ 502 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #166 of 974 ▲ 289 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #720 of 1,294 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #97 of 950 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.4% | #950 of 953 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #268 of 1,165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #434 of 684 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 292 | 27.4 | 10.7:1 | 80% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.2 | 11.5:1 | 81% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 76% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 73% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 27.7 | 11.7:1 | 71% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 71% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 54% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GAINESVILLE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (325 to 292); teachers down 1% (27.7 to 27.4).
About GAINESVILLE ELEM.
GAINESVILLE ELEM. is a public elementary school run by GAINESVILLE R-V in GAINESVILLE, Missouri. The student body numbers 292 students, from kindergarten through 6.
GAINESVILLE ELEM. is in GAINESVILLE R-V, a district with 605 students across 3 schools.
White students make up 99% of enrollment at GAINESVILLE ELEM.. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at GAINESVILLE ELEM. is 80%. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Ozark County is 11 points.
The model predicts 49.8% for a school in Missouri with GAINESVILLE ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. GAINESVILLE ELEM. posts 64.3%.
Within Ozark County, the median household income is $44,163, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides GAINESVILLE ELEM., Ozark County has 9 other public schools.
The closest public school to GAINESVILLE ELEM. is GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. GAINESVILLE ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. GAINESVILLE ELEM. comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for GAINESVILLE ELEM. is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
GAINESVILLE ELEM.'s enrollment declined from 300 in 2020-21 to 292 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.7:1, from 12.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ozark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,873
Census ACS
Median income
$44,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GAINESVILLE R-V
- GAINESVILLE HIGHHigh · 287 students
- GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOLElementary · 26 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- GAINESVILLE HIGHHigh · 287 students
- GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOLElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL0.2 mi · 26
- GAINESVILLE HIGH0.2 mi · 287
- BAKERSFIELD HIGH14.9 mi · 215
- BAKERSFIELD ELEM.14.9 mi · 177
- LUTIE HIGH15.1 mi · 58
- LUTIE ELEM.15.1 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About GAINESVILLE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GAINESVILLE ELEM.?
GAINESVILLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does GAINESVILLE ELEM. serve?
GAINESVILLE ELEM. serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GAINESVILLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GAINESVILLE ELEM. is approximately 10.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GAINESVILLE ELEM.?
At GAINESVILLE ELEM., the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is GAINESVILLE ELEM. public or private?
GAINESVILLE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by GAINESVILLE R-V.
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