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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