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GRATZ BROWN ELEM.

1320 GRATZ BROWN RD, MOBERLY, MO 65270 · (660) 269-2694 · Randolph County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • C-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.
  • C-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
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
267 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 314135%
Grade 412331%
Grade 513434%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
30376%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
195%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
5414%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
21554%
Female
18346%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
GRATZ BROWN ELEM.→MOBERLY MIDDLE
Feeds from
NORTH PARK ELEM.KG–02SOUTH PARK ELEM.KG–02
Based on grade levels within MOBERLY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
26.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
30.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts10.9%15.7%38.1%35.2%
Math12.2%18.6%28.8%40.2%
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
2024-2526.6%30.8%
2023-2429.9%30.4%
2022-2325.8%32.0%
2021-2232.7%34.7%
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 GRATZ BROWN ELEM.

GRATZ BROWN ELEM.'s state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GRATZ BROWN ELEM. this school39867.1%27.9%
VETERANS ELEM.
HANNIBAL
40363.5%42.8%
FORSYTH ELEM.
FORSYTH
47066.6%36.4%
WHITE ROCK ELEM.
PINEVILLE
34769.7%33.2%
HENRY ELEM.
CLINTON
36561.9%N/A
MARK TWAIN ELEM.
HANNIBAL
37660.1%46.0%
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 GRATZ BROWN ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Randolph County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.9%#778 of 1,002N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#743 of 1,019
no change
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.6%#842 of 1,018
▼ 48
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.0pp#205 of 943N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
398#401 of 1,294#1 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.9:1#39 of 950N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
39.8%#455 of 953N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.1%#346 of 1,165#3 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.7%#145 of 684N/A
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
398
-56 (-12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539840.39.9:167% (267)
2023-2441040.410.2:164% (261)
2022-2343638.511.3:166% (289)
2020-214543911.6:164% (291)
2017-1851536.814.0:163% (324)
2015-165203614.4:167% (350)
2010-115343714.4:167% (359)
2000-015073713.7:153% (271)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRATZ BROWN ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (515 to 398); teachers up 9% (36.8 to 40.3).

About GRATZ BROWN ELEM.

Students in MOBERLY, Missouri, attend GRATZ BROWN ELEM., a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 398 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 26% larger than average.

GRATZ BROWN ELEM. falls under MOBERLY, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,102 students.

GRATZ BROWN ELEM. is 76% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In Randolph County overall, about 89% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

GRATZ BROWN ELEM. employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. GRATZ BROWN ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 67%. For comparison, public schools in Randolph County average 54%.

allk12 grades GRATZ BROWN ELEM. a C-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.8% at GRATZ BROWN ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.9%.

Census estimates describe Randolph County this way: the median household income is $53,033, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides GRATZ BROWN ELEM., Randolph County has 16 other public schools.

The closest public school to GRATZ BROWN ELEM. is EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR, about 0.1 miles away. GRATZ BROWN ELEM. has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GRATZ BROWN ELEM. at 6th of 6.

GRATZ BROWN ELEM. is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.

Over 4 years, GRATZ BROWN ELEM.'s enrollment declined 12%, to 398. The school's ratio fell from 11.6:1 to 9.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Randolph County at a glance

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Population
24,365
Census ACS
Median income
$53,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,375 students

Quick facts

School name
GRATZ BROWN ELEM.
District
MOBERLY
Address
1320 GRATZ BROWN RD, MOBERLY, MO 65270
Phone
(660) 269-2694
County
Randolph County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
398
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
267 (67%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
292110002820
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GRATZ BROWN ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at GRATZ BROWN ELEM.?
GRATZ BROWN ELEM. enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does GRATZ BROWN ELEM. serve?
GRATZ BROWN ELEM. serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at GRATZ BROWN ELEM.?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at GRATZ BROWN ELEM..
How diverse is GRATZ BROWN ELEM.?
GRATZ BROWN ELEM. reports a student body of 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is GRATZ BROWN ELEM. public or private?
GRATZ BROWN ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOBERLY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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