Ripley County Elementary School
Public elementary school in Gatewood, Missouri · Ripley County R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Ripley County Elementary School serves 123 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Gatewood (Ripley County). It is the only school in Ripley County R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 1052nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Ripley County R-III School District |
| County | Ripley County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292655001560 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ripley County R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 123 | 123 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 9.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Ripley County Elementary School in context
Size
Ripley County Elementary School is the only school in Ripley County R-III School District, so its 123 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 248 students, so Ripley County 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 4 with 18 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 8, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 8 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 11). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 9 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (66.9%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 28.5% 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
Ripley County Elementary School has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 123 students would have about 10 teachers, so Ripley County Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Ripley County Elementary School, 9.8 miles away in Ripley County R-IV School District. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 93.5% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 9 |
| Kindergarten | 11 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 11 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11111 State Highway 142W, Gatewood, MO 63942
Phone: (573)255-3213
Website: ripleyr3.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ripley County Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley County Elementary School | Ripley County R-IV | 9.8 mi | 125 | 7.8 | 100% |
| Doniphan Elementary School | Doniphan R-I | 12.0 mi | 351 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Doniphan Intermediate School | Doniphan R-I | 12.0 mi | 311 | 12.1 | 100% |
| Couch Elementary School | Couch R-I | 15.8 mi | 94 | 9.8 | 57.4% |
| Alton Elementary School | Alton R-IV | 21.8 mi | 290 | 10.3 | 71.7% |
| Naylor Elementary School | Naylor R-II | 23.6 mi | 205 | 11.3 | 63.4% |
| Hillview Elementary School | Neelyville R-IV | 28.0 mi | 144 | 9.4 | 63.9% |
| Thayer Elementary School | Thayer R-II | 28.1 mi | 421 | 11.1 | 58.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.