Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASCONADE CO. R-II·NCES 292334001343
GERALD ELEM.
600 FITZGERALD, GERALD, MO 63037 · (573) 646-4041 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
142 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 GASCONADE CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +21.4pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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
283
-24 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.6:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GERALD ELEM.
GERALD ELEM. is one of the moderately sized primary schools in GERALD, Missouri, operated by GASCONADE CO. R-II, with 283 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 4 schools in GASCONADE CO. R-II (1,771 students total), GERALD ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, GERALD ELEM. records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GERALD ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of -10.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $73,165 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), of which GERALD ELEM. is one.
OWENSVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, GERALD ELEM. comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.
GERALD ELEM. operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GASCONADE CO. R-II
- OWENSVILLE HIGHHigh · 541 students
- OWENSVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 539 students
- OWENSVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 408 students
Nearby schools
- OWENSVILLE ELEM.7.5 mi · 539
- OWENSVILLE HIGH7.8 mi · 541
- OWENSVILLE MIDDLE7.8 mi · 408
- SPRING BLUFF ELEM.9.2 mi · 217
- STRAIN-JAPAN ELEM.9.3 mi · 87
- BEAUFORT ELEM.11.1 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About GERALD ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GERALD ELEM.?
GERALD ELEM. enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GERALD ELEM. serve?
GERALD ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GERALD ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GERALD ELEM. is approximately 11.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GERALD ELEM.?
GERALD ELEM. reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is GERALD ELEM. in?
GERALD ELEM. is part of GASCONADE CO. R-II.
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