Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON 124·NCES 290462000052
GLADDEN ELEM.
405 WESTOVER RD, BELTON, MO 64012 · (816) 489-7530 · Cass County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
224 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 BELTON 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -72.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 72 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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
326
-5 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
59%
was 68%
% Hispanic
18%
was 17%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GLADDEN ELEM.
GLADDEN ELEM. is a moderately sized elementary school in BELTON, Missouri, one of the schools within BELTON 124. The school works with 326 students in grades K through 4.
Within BELTON 124, which oversees 8 schools and 4,230 students, GLADDEN ELEM. is one campus in the system.
Demographically, GLADDEN ELEM. logs that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.
On the resource side, On paper, GLADDEN ELEM. has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GLADDEN ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 67.5%, a residual of +17.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, Cass County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,535 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Cass County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students), GLADDEN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GLADDEN ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLADDEN ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.8%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GLADDEN ELEM. has showed little movement, going from 331 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the GLADDEN ELEM. community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELTON 124
- BELTON HIGHHigh · 1,258 students
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Other schools in BELTON
- BELTON HIGHHigh · 1,258 students
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest0.5 mi · 486
- GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR.0.7 mi · 228
- BELTON HIGH0.8 mi · 1,258
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.0.9 mi · 435
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 641
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.1.6 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About GLADDEN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GLADDEN ELEM.?
GLADDEN ELEM. enrolls approximately 326 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does GLADDEN ELEM. serve?
GLADDEN ELEM. serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does GLADDEN ELEM. have?
GLADDEN ELEM. employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at GLADDEN ELEM.?
Student demographics at GLADDEN ELEM. are roughly 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is GLADDEN ELEM. public or private?
GLADDEN ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELTON 124.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.