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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRUNDY CO. R-V·NCES 291269000532

GRUNDY CO. HIGH

205 SW BORDER ST, GALT, MO 64641 · (660) 673-6511 · Grundy County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
Enrollment
68
High
DISTRICT 61 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
40 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
8
Grade 7
8
Grade 8
11
Grade 9
13
Grade 10
8
Grade 11
9
Grade 12
11
Student demographics
White
6596%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
23%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
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
3856%
Female
3044%

School pathway

Feeds from
GRUNDY CO. ELEM.PK05
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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2023-24 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
75.0%
MO avg 49.5%

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100.

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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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
68
+7 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 7.2:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GRUNDY CO. HIGH

Located at 205 SW BORDER ST, in GALT, Missouri, GRUNDY CO. HIGH is a rural-scale high school that teaches 68 students (grades 6 through 12), run under GRUNDY CO. R-V. Enrollment runs roughly 86% smaller than the state mean of about 501.

Within GRUNDY CO. R-V, which oversees 2 schools and 122 students, GRUNDY CO. HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, GRUNDY CO. HIGH reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at GRUNDY CO. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Grundy County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRUNDY CO. HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +15.8 points.

Around the school, Grundy County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,975, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grundy County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265 students), GRUNDY CO. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GRUNDY CO. ELEM., roughly 3.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRUNDY CO. HIGH at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRUNDY CO. HIGH has increased 11%, going from 61 students in 2018 to 68 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 7.2:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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Grundy County at a glance

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Population
9,787
Census ACS
Median income
$51,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,265 students

Quick facts

School name
GRUNDY CO. HIGH
District
GRUNDY CO. R-V
Address
205 SW BORDER ST, GALT, MO 64641
Phone
(660) 673-6511
County
Grundy County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
68
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
40 (59%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
291269000532
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GRUNDY CO. HIGH
How many students attend GRUNDY CO. HIGH?
GRUNDY CO. HIGH enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does GRUNDY CO. HIGH serve?
GRUNDY CO. HIGH serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at GRUNDY CO. HIGH?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at GRUNDY CO. HIGH.
How diverse is GRUNDY CO. HIGH?
GRUNDY CO. HIGH reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees GRUNDY CO. HIGH?
GRUNDY CO. HIGH is overseen by GRUNDY CO. R-V in Grundy County.
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