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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
-33 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
% White
99%
was 98%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GAINESVILLE ELEM.
Set in GAINESVILLE, Missouri, GAINESVILLE ELEM. is a moderately sized primary school, run under GAINESVILLE R-V. It hosts 292 students across grades K through 6.
Across the 3 schools in GAINESVILLE R-V (605 students total), GAINESVILLE ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, GAINESVILLE ELEM. reports that nearly all students (99%) are White.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ozark County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GAINESVILLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ozark County put median household earnings sit near $44,163, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ozark County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,458 students), of which GAINESVILLE ELEM. is one.
GAINESVILLE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GAINESVILLE ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HIGH0.2 mi · 287
- GAINESVILLE PRESCHOOL0.2 mi · 26
- BAKERSFIELD ELEM.14.9 mi · 177
- BAKERSFIELD HIGH14.9 mi · 215
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.