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What's the one class at GRAY ELEM. every student should take?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886002480
GRAY ELEM.
2102 W FARM RD 182, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65810 · (417) 523-4000 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
125 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SPRINGFIELD R-XII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +45.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +40.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 45 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 2024-25Enrollment
474
-48 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.5:1
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
6%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRAY ELEM.
GRAY ELEM., a roomy primary school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII, caters to 474 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 315.
SPRINGFIELD R-XII comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 24,450 students; GRAY ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, GRAY ELEM. lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.
Looking at school resources, GRAY ELEM. records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at GRAY ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Greene County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, GRAY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 57.8%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,479, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Greene County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students), GRAY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
MCBRIDE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRAY ELEM.. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRAY ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.9%.
GRAY ELEM. operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. GRAY ELEM.'s enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 522 (now 474).
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Nearby schools
- MCBRIDE ELEM.1.2 mi · 380
- DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 371
- CHEROKEE MIDDLE1.7 mi · 765
- JEFFRIES ELEM.1.8 mi · 405
- HORACE MANN ELEM.2.2 mi · 378
- WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR.2.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About GRAY ELEM.How large is GRAY ELEM.?
GRAY ELEM. enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does GRAY ELEM. serve?
GRAY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does GRAY ELEM. have?
GRAY ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GRAY ELEM.?
At GRAY ELEM., the student body is approximately 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is GRAY ELEM. public or private?
GRAY ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.