Gasconade Elementary School
Public elementary school in Falcon, Missouri · Gasconade C-4 School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Gasconade Elementary School serves 97 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Falcon (Laclede County). It is the only school in Gasconade C-4 School District. By enrollment it is the 1108th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 9.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Gasconade C-4 School District |
| County | Laclede County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291272000533 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Gasconade C-4 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 97 | 97 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.2% | 72.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gasconade Elementary School in context
Size
Gasconade Elementary School is the only school in Gasconade C-4 School District, so its 97 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 13.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 238; Gasconade Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 8 has 44% fewer students than kindergarten (9 against 16). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 11 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 91.8% here and 66.9% across Missouri public schools.
72.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 33% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 97 students, Gasconade Elementary School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 97 students would have about 7.9 teachers, so Gasconade Elementary School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Gasconade Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Laquey R-V Elementary School, 11.6 miles away in Laquey R-V School District. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 11 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 6 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
32959 Hwy 32, Falcon, MO 65470
Phone: (417)532-4821
Website: gasconadec4.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gasconade Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laquey R-V Elementary School | Laquey R-V | 11.6 mi | 236 | 12.1 | 64% |
| Maplecrest Elementary School | Lebanon R-III | 12.8 mi | 656 | 13.5 | 66.9% |
| Boswell Elementary School | Lebanon R-III | 13.0 mi | 581 | 14.3 | 65.7% |
| Joe D. Esther Elementary School | Lebanon R-III | 13.7 mi | 609 | 11.5 | 72.1% |
| Stoutland Elementary School | Stoutland R-II | 14.1 mi | 235 | 12.8 | 63% |
| Plato Elementary School | Plato R-V | 14.2 mi | 218 | 11.2 | 45% |
| Richland Elementary School | Richland R-IV | 16.5 mi | 240 | 12 | – |
| Manes R-V School District | Manes R-V | 17.4 mi | 41 | 4.3 | 73.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.