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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
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-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

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
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 318833%
Grade 417531%
Grade 519935%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
41173%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
458%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
305%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
275%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
499%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
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

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
47.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
37.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts20.1%27.1%34.1%18.4%
Math14.8%22.9%33.1%29.0%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.2%37.7%
2023-2444.4%33.7%
2022-2347.1%38.5%
2021-2241.5%30.8%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. this school56238.3%39.2%
FOREST PARK ELEM.
O'FALLON
43635.1%41.5%
GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.
FENTON
52338.6%58.6%
JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM.
O'FALLON
41236.7%N/A
FIELD ELEM.
SPRINGFIELD
40132.4%43.5%
MESNIER PRIMARY SCH.
ST LOUIS
74132.4%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 GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.2%#548 of 1,002#80 of 133
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.7%#614 of 1,019
▲ 64
#84 of 138
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.2%#399 of 1,018
▲ 77
#74 of 138
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.3pp#227 of 943#33 of 130
Enrollment
ranked largest first
562#95 of 1,294#11 of 165
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#634 of 950#63 of 149
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.6%#393 of 953#62 of 151
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.3%#835 of 1,165#71 of 154
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#565 of 684#85 of 103
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 2024-25
Enrollment
562
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255624113.7:138% (215)
2023-245414212.9:129% (159)
2022-235534213.2:132% (176)
2020-216043915.5:126% (159)
2017-1859231.518.8:134% (200)
2015-165433217.0:141% (224)
2010-115333216.7:137% (195)
2000-015232918.0:124% (125)
1990-914182219.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH..

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (592 to 562); teachers up 30% (31.5 to 41).

About GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.

In ST LOUIS, Missouri, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is a large elementary school. The school counted 562 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. That is 78% bigger than the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. falls under AFFTON 101, which has 4 schools enrolling 2,619 students.

At GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH., 73% of students are White. Other students are 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 62% White share among all St. Louis County residents. The diversity index for GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. has a ratio of 13.7:1. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 38%.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Missouri public elementary schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.6% at GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.2%.

In St. Louis County, median household income comes to about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 275, with about 134,601 students.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s nearest public school is MESNIER PRIMARY SCH. (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. is 7th among 8 schools close by.

For locale, NCES codes GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. as Suburb: Large.

From 604 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 562 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.

GOTSCH INTERMEDIATE SCH. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.

St. Louis County at a glance

View full county profile
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 and reduced lunch
215 (38%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
290291000005
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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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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