Enrollment
97
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASCONADE C-4·NCES 291272000533
GASCONADE ELEM.
32959 HWY 32, FALCON, MO 65470 · (417) 532-4821 · Laclede County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
70 students
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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
97
+32 (+49%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 6.8:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GASCONADE ELEM.
Located at 32959 HWY 32, in FALCON, Missouri, GASCONADE ELEM. is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community that hosts 97 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by GASCONADE C-4. Enrollment runs roughly 69% leaner than the state mean of about 315.
GASCONADE C-4 is the operating authority for GASCONADE ELEM., handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
On demographics, GASCONADE ELEM. shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, GASCONADE ELEM. records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GASCONADE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GASCONADE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +12.7 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Laclede County put the typical household earns roughly $53,282 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. GASCONADE ELEM. is one of 12 public schools in Laclede County (combined enrollment of about 5,763 students).
Missouri Digital Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.6 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GASCONADE ELEM. at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 47.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 49%: 65 students in 2018 compared to 97 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for GASCONADE ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Laclede County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,390
Census ACS
Median income
$53,282
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,763 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About GASCONADE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GASCONADE ELEM.?
GASCONADE ELEM. enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does GASCONADE ELEM. serve?
GASCONADE ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at GASCONADE ELEM.?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at GASCONADE ELEM..
How diverse is GASCONADE ELEM.?
GASCONADE ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees GASCONADE ELEM.?
GASCONADE ELEM. is overseen by GASCONADE C-4 in Laclede County.
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