📍 405 Westover Rd, Belton, Cass County, 64012
Gladden Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belton, Cass County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belton 124 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gladden Elem. enrolls 382 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 8.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 382 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gladden Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 31, state house district 56.
Gladden Elem. is one of 8 schools in BELTON 124, based in BELTON, Missouri. The district serves 4,230 students district-wide and employs 302 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 382 students, Gladden Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 529 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large