GILMAN CITY ELEM.

Located at 141 LINDSEY AVE, in GILMAN CITY, Missouri, GILMAN CITY ELEM. is a very small primary school that instructs 96 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by GILMAN CITY R-IV. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in GILMAN CITY R-IV (156 students total), GILMAN CITY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GILMAN CITY ELEM. logs that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GILMAN CITY ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Harrison County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GILMAN CITY ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 73.8%, a residual of +23.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Harrison County shows median household earnings sit near $54,367, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Harrison County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,269 students), GILMAN CITY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GILMAN CITY HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, GILMAN CITY ELEM. comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GILMAN CITY ELEM. has increased 4%, going from 92 students in 2018 to 96 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 93% to 98% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.