📍 600 Fitzgerald, Gerald, Franklin County, 63037
Gerald Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gerald, Franklin County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gasconade Co. R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gerald Elem. enrolls 295 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 295 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Gerald Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-20, state senate district 26, state house district 61.
Gerald Elem. is one of 4 schools in GASCONADE CO. R-II, based in OWENSVILLE, Missouri. The district serves 1,771 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Gerald Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote