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
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within GASCONADE CO. R-II. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.3pp since 2021
Math
28.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -12.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 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 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 22.5% | 40.3% | 19.3% |
| Math | 10.4% | 18.5% | 36.2% | 34.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 27.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.5% | 41.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 GERALD ELEM.
GERALD ELEM.'s state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERALD ELEM. this school | 283 | 50.2% | 30.7% |
| PUTNAM CO. ELEM. UNIONVILLE | 296 | 48.6% | 46.5% |
| MOUNT VERNON ELEM. MOUNT VERNON | 319 | 52.0% | N/A |
| NEW HAVEN ELEM. NEW HAVEN | 252 | 48.8% | 50.1% |
| MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE MOUNT VERNON | 303 | 49.2% | 41.8% |
| HIGH RIDGE ELEM. HIGH RIDGE | 327 | 50.5% | 45.0% |
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 GERALD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #732 of 1,002 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #770 of 1,019 ▲ 16 | #20 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #596 of 1,018 ▲ 118 | #17 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.6pp | #82 of 943 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #748 of 1,294 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #196 of 950 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #769 of 953 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #641 of 1,165 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #499 of 684 | #8 of 12 |
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
283
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 283 | 24.8 | 11.4:1 | 50% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 27.5 | 10.8:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 25.8 | 11.4:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 52% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 24.4 | 12.6:1 | 58% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 31% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GERALD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (307 to 283); teachers up 2% (24.4 to 24.8).
About GERALD ELEM.
GERALD ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in GERALD, Missouri, under GASCONADE CO. R-II. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 283 students enrolled.
GERALD ELEM. belongs to GASCONADE CO. R-II, a district of 4 schools and 1,771 students.
GERALD ELEM.'s enrollment is 92% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Franklin County is about 89% White. GERALD ELEM.'s diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 11.4 students per teacher and 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
GERALD ELEM. is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
GERALD ELEM. scores 30.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.1%.
Within Franklin County, the median household income is $73,165, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Franklin County has 41 public schools and roughly 15,025 students.
The nearest public school is OWENSVILLE ELEM., at about 7.5 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, GERALD ELEM. ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
GERALD ELEM. falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 283 students in 2024-25, 24 fewer than the 307 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.
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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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