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VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.

202 S EAST ST, ALBANY, MO 64402 · (660) 726-5621 · Gentry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
121 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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
Pre-K2913%
Kindergarten2411%
Grade 13315%
Grade 22511%
Grade 33616%
Grade 44520%
Grade 53214%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).

Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
21897%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 3% · 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
11551%
Female
10949%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.→ALBANY MIDDLE→ALBANY HIGH
Based on grade levels within ALBANY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
43.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
61.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts18.9%24.3%43.2%13.5%
Math23.4%37.8%21.6%17.1%
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
2024-2543.2%61.2%
2023-2446.7%52.2%
2022-2354.1%49.0%
2021-2247.3%47.3%
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.

VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.'s state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. this school22454.0%53.5%
HARTVILLE ELEM.
HARTVILLE
20854.8%45.7%
BLOOMFIELD ELEM.
BLOOMFIELD
22955.9%38.0%
GLENWOOD ELEM.
WEST PLAINS
25253.6%31.9%
HERMANN ELEM.
HERMANN
24754.7%40.2%
MEADOW HEIGHTS ELEM.
PATTON
23350.2%44.0%
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 VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.5%#238 of 1,002
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.2%#144 of 1,019
▲ 142
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.2%#517 of 1,018
▼ 105
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.9pp#286 of 943
Enrollment
ranked largest first
224#898 of 1,294
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#331 of 950
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.3%#930 of 953
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.0%#564 of 1,165
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.7%#179 of 251
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
224
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2522418.512.1:154% (121)
2023-2422318.112.3:148% (108)
2022-2323117.513.2:149% (113)
2020-212371713.9:153% (126)
2017-1821416.812.7:159% (127)
2015-162311713.6:159% (137)
2010-112081712.2:160% (124)
2000-012762113.1:145% (123)
1990-913101817.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (214 to 224); teachers up 10% (16.8 to 18.5).

About VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.

VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school in ALBANY, Missouri, (ZIP code 64402). Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 224 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Missouri is roughly 315 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.

VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. is one of 3 schools in ALBANY R-III, which enrolls 450 students in total.

At VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM., White students make up 97% of the student body. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. comes in at 5%.

With 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. was 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%. It compares with 40% for public schools in Gentry County.

The allk12 Grade for VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. is A-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6% for VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.. The school posts 53.5%, 13.8 points above the prediction.

In the county around the school, Gentry County, median household income is about $55,848, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Gentry County, serving about 1,161 students.

ALBANY HIGH is the public school closest to VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM., about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 237 to 224. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.9:1 to 12.1:1.

Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Gentry County at a glance

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Population
6,245
Census ACS
Median income
$55,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,161 students

Quick facts

School name
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.
District
ALBANY R-III
Address
202 S EAST ST, ALBANY, MO 64402
Phone
(660) 726-5621
County
Gentry County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
224
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (54%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
290297000011
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.
How many students attend VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.?
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. serve?
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.?
At VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. public or private?
VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBANY R-III.
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