Gideon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Gideon, Missouri · Gideon 37 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Gideon Elementary School serves 115 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Gideon (New Madrid County). It is one of 2 schools in Gideon 37 School District. By enrollment it is the 1063rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 13.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Gideon 37 School District |
| County | New Madrid County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291278000534 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Gideon 37 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 115 | 217 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 9.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Gideon Elementary School in context
Size
Gideon Elementary School is the only elementary school in Gideon 37 School District. Its 115 students are 53% of the district's 217. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 273; Gideon 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 grade 1 with 23 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 10, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 6 has 47% fewer students than kindergarten (10 against 19). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 97.4% here and 96.3% across Gideon 37.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Gideon 37 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 30.4% 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 13.55 full-time-equivalent teachers for 115 students, Gideon Elementary School has 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 115 students would have about 9.3 teachers, so Gideon Elementary School has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Gideon 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 Clarkton Elementary School, 2.6 miles away in Clarkton C-4 School District. Within 10 miles there are 6 other elementary schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 97.4% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 17 |
| Grade 3 | 17 |
| Grade 4 | 10 |
| Grade 5 | 19 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Main, Gideon, MO 63848
Phone: (573)448-3447
Website: gideon.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gideon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkton Elementary School | Clarkton C-4 | 2.6 mi | 143 | 10.2 | 100% |
| Holcomb Elementary School | Holcomb R-III | 6.7 mi | 235 | 11 | 100% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Campbell R-II | 8.6 mi | 312 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Malden Lower Elementary School | Malden R-I | 8.7 mi | 424 | 12 | 100% |
| Ross Elementary School | North Pemiscot County R-I | 8.8 mi | 114 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Risco Elementary School | Risco R-II | 8.9 mi | 80 | 7 | 66.3% |
| Portageville Elementary School | Portageville | 12.5 mi | 311 | 10.8 | 100% |
| H. Byron Masterson Elementary School | Kennett 39 | 15.1 mi | 417 | 11.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gideon 37
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gideon High School | High | 7–12 | 102 |