Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 292181001206
GOODMAN ELEM.
117 N SCHOOL STREET, GOODMAN, MO 64850 · (417) 451-8680 · McDonald County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
199 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +40.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +63.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 40 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 63 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
272
-8 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
71%
was 77%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GOODMAN ELEM.
GOODMAN ELEM., a mid-tier elementary campus in GOODMAN, Missouri, run under NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 272 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 9 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,998 students total), GOODMAN ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, GOODMAN ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with McDonald County as a whole.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GOODMAN ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, GOODMAN ELEM. sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.9%; actual is 26.8%, a gap of -23.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for McDonald County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,375 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. GOODMAN ELEM. is one of 11 public schools in McDonald County (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students).
Nearest neighbor: ANDERSON MIDDLE, around 6.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOODMAN ELEM. at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.9%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOODMAN ELEM. has edged down 3%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 71%.
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McDonald County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,701
Census ACS
Median income
$52,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEOSHO HIGHHigh · 1,530 students
- NEOSHO JR. HIGHMiddle · 753 students
- MIDDLE SCH.Middle · 702 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.Elementary · 591 students
- BENTON ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 285 students
Nearby schools
- ANDERSON MIDDLE6.6 mi · 275
- ANDERSON ELEM.6.8 mi · 521
- MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH6.8 mi · 1,075
- MIDDLE SCH.7.4 mi · 702
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM.7.7 mi · 591
- NEOSHO JR. HIGH7.9 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About GOODMAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GOODMAN ELEM.?
GOODMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does GOODMAN ELEM. serve?
GOODMAN ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GOODMAN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GOODMAN ELEM. is approximately 13.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GOODMAN ELEM.?
At GOODMAN ELEM., the student body is approximately 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is GOODMAN ELEM. public or private?
GOODMAN ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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