Enrollment
76
Elementary
DISTRICT 82 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN CITY R-III·NCES 291293000541
GOLDEN CITY ELEM.
1208 WALNUT ST, GOLDEN CITY, MO 64748 · (417) 537-4272 · Barton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
8.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
50 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 10 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
GOLDEN CITY ELEM.→GOLDEN CITY HIGH
Based on grade levels within GOLDEN CITY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.3pp since 2021
Math
29.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 GOLDEN CITY ELEM.
GOLDEN CITY ELEM.'s state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN CITY ELEM. this school | 76 | 65.8% | 28.6% |
| RISCO ELEM. RISCO | 80 | 66.3% | 54.5% |
| SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON CO R-1 EL LUDLOW | 90 | 60.0% | 25.5% |
| NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I ELEM. SCHELL CITY | 94 | 71.3% | 16.5% |
| DELTA C-7 ELEM. DEERING | 97 | 67.0% | 20.6% |
| GASCONADE ELEM. FALCON | 97 | 72.2% | N/A |
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 GOLDEN CITY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #1,215 of 1,294 |
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
76
-12 (-14%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 76 | 9.4 | 8.1:1 | 66% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 10.2 | 7.7:1 | 68% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 9.4 | 7.5:1 | 75% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 11 | 8.0:1 | 72% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 10.1 | 9.5:1 | 65% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 72% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 68% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 11 | 18.6:1 | 49% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOLDEN CITY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (96 to 76); teachers down 7% (10.1 to 9.4).
About GOLDEN CITY ELEM.
GOLDEN CITY ELEM., a small elementary school, is located in GOLDEN CITY, Missouri. A federal count lists 76 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
GOLDEN CITY R-III is made up of 2 schools with 164 students in all.
About 86% of the student body at GOLDEN CITY ELEM. is White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Barton County, the average is 51%.
allk12 grades GOLDEN CITY ELEM. a C-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
GOLDEN CITY ELEM. is 6.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.6% versus 35.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
County data help place the school in context: in Barton County, the median household income is $51,635, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. In all, Barton County has 10 public schools and roughly 1,593 students.
The nearest public school is GOLDEN CITY HIGH, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 46.1% proficiency; GOLDEN CITY ELEM. posts 28.6%.
Locale data from NCES put GOLDEN CITY ELEM. in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 88 in 2020-21 to 76 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at GOLDEN CITY ELEM.. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,690
Census ACS
Median income
$51,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,593 students
Quick facts
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- GOLDEN CITY HIGH0.0 mi · 88
- LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL7.8 mi · 60
- LOCKWOOD HIGH7.8 mi · 102
- LOCKWOOD ELEM.8.1 mi · 142
- EAST ELEM.11.3 mi · 281
- Jasper Co. High School11.6 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About GOLDEN CITY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GOLDEN CITY ELEM.?
GOLDEN CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 76 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GOLDEN CITY ELEM. serve?
GOLDEN CITY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does GOLDEN CITY ELEM. have?
GOLDEN CITY ELEM. employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at GOLDEN CITY ELEM.?
Student demographics at GOLDEN CITY ELEM. are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is GOLDEN CITY ELEM. in?
GOLDEN CITY ELEM. is part of GOLDEN CITY R-III.
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