GRANBY

Located at 440 E HIGH ST, in GRANBY, Missouri, GRANBY is a sizable elementary school that hosts 583 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI. That puts it 85% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,459 students; GRANBY is among them.

In terms of who attends, GRANBY logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Newton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRANBY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 42.2%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Newton County shows median household earnings sit near $66,301, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. GRANBY is one of 25 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students).

EAST NEWTON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRANBY at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 48.4%.

GRANBY operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRANBY has climbed 7%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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