Virginia E. George Elementary School
Public elementary school in Albany, Missouri · Albany R-III School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Virginia E. George Elementary School serves 224 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Albany (Gentry County). It is one of 3 schools in Albany R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 875th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Albany R-III School District |
| County | Gentry County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290297000011 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Albany R-III | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 224 | 450 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54% | 49.5% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Virginia E. George Elementary School in context
Size
Virginia E. George Elementary School is the only elementary school in Albany R-III School District. Its 224 students are 49.8% of the district's 450. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 144 students, so Virginia E. George Elementary School is larger 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 45 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 24, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% more students than kindergarten (32 against 24). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 29 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 97.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Albany R-III (95.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.5% across Albany R-III and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 19.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Virginia E. George Elementary School has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 224 students would have about 18.2 teachers, so Virginia E. George Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Stanberry Elementary School, 11.3 miles away in Stanberry R-II 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 | 97.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.4% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 29 |
| Kindergarten | 24 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 25 |
| Grade 3 | 36 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
202 S East St, Albany, MO 64402
Phone: (660)726-5621
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Virginia E. George Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanberry Elementary School | Stanberry R-II | 11.3 mi | 222 | 11.2 | 25.2% |
| South Harrison Elementary School | South Harrison County R-II | 15.9 mi | 269 | 9.6 | 52.8% |
| Pattonsburg Elementary School | Pattonsburg R-II | 16.6 mi | 87 | 8.6 | 73.6% |
| King City Elementary School | King City R-I | 16.7 mi | 180 | 11 | 41.1% |
| Worth County Elementary School | Worth County R-III | 16.9 mi | 170 | 11.9 | 49.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Jefferson C-123 | 18.9 mi | 83 | 8.1 | 32.5% |
| Northeast Nodaway Elementary School | Northeast Nodaway County R-V | 19.3 mi | 117 | 9.1 | 30.8% |
| Ridgeway Elementary School | Ridgeway R-V | 22.5 mi | 38 | 4.6 | 81.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Albany R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany High School | High | 9–12 | 130 |
| Albany Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 96 |