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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AFFTON 101·NCES 290291000005

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.

8348 S LACLEDE STATION RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63123 · (314) 842-1238 · St. Louis County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 652 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
215 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 3
188
Grade 4
175
Grade 5
199
Student demographics
White
41173%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
458%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9%
Black
305%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 15%
Asian
275%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2%
Two+
499%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6%
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
Male
29152%
Female
27148%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.→ROGERS MIDDLE→AFFTON HIGH
Feeds from
MESNIER PRIMARY SCH.PK–02
Based on grade levels within AFFTON 101. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
61.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
MO avg 48.7% . +41.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 41 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
562
-30 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.8:1
% White
73%
was 75%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
5%
was 8%
% Asian
5%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is a sprawling primary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, part of AFFTON 101. The school caters to 562 students in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 78% larger than the state mean of about 315.

Across the 4 schools in AFFTON 101 (2,619 students total), GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. shows that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 52.6%, a residual of +2.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: MESNIER PRIMARY SCH., around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 562). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students

Quick facts

School name
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.
District
AFFTON 101
Address
8348 S LACLEDE STATION RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63123
Phone
(314) 842-1238
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
562
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
215 (38%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
290291000005
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in AFFTON 101
Other schools in ST LOUIS
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Frequently asked questions

About GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.
What is the total enrollment at GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 03-05.
Is GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. an elementary, middle, or high school?
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is approximately 13.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. reports a student body of 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is overseen by AFFTON 101 in St. Louis County.
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