Enrollment
88
High
DISTRICT 82 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDEN CITY R-III·NCES 291293000542
GOLDEN CITY HIGH
1208 WALNUT ST, GOLDEN CITY, MO 64748 · (417) 537-8311 · Barton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
55 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GOLDEN CITY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -38.3pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -49.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 38 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 49 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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
88
-9 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.7:1
% White
86%
was 87%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GOLDEN CITY HIGH
Located at 1208 WALNUT ST, in GOLDEN CITY, Missouri, GOLDEN CITY HIGH is a very small 9-12 campus that serves 88 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within GOLDEN CITY R-III. Enrollment runs roughly 82% below the state mean of about 501.
GOLDEN CITY HIGH is one of 2 schools operated by GOLDEN CITY R-III, a district that instructs 164 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GOLDEN CITY HIGH lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at GOLDEN CITY HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Barton County's rate of about 51%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GOLDEN CITY HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -4.2 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Barton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,635 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Barton County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,593 students), GOLDEN CITY HIGH is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GOLDEN CITY ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, GOLDEN CITY HIGH comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. GOLDEN CITY HIGH's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 97 (now 88).
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- GOLDEN CITY ELEM.0.0 mi · 76
- LOCKWOOD HIGH7.8 mi · 102
- LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL7.8 mi · 60
- 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 HIGHHow large is GOLDEN CITY HIGH?
GOLDEN CITY HIGH enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does GOLDEN CITY HIGH serve?
GOLDEN CITY HIGH serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does GOLDEN CITY HIGH have?
GOLDEN CITY HIGH employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
How diverse is GOLDEN CITY HIGH?
GOLDEN CITY HIGH reports a student body of 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is GOLDEN CITY HIGH in?
GOLDEN CITY HIGH is part of GOLDEN CITY R-III.
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