Elementary · Missouri

Thorpe J. Gordon Elem.

Free meals for all

Thorpe J. Gordon Elem., a public elementary school in Jefferson City, Missouri: grades k–5, 294 students, 10.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson City.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 294
Teachers (FTE): 28.0
Students per teacher: 10.5
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 12.3 · 1,203 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 327 · 1,203 schools compared

Smaller than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

43%proficient

−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 42% · 952 elementary schools compared

100 students tested, grades 3, 4 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Missouri: 41%

46%proficient

+16.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Missouri

Median 40% · 980 elementary schools compared

151 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Jefferson City

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson City.

Location

Address: 1101 Jackson, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573)659-3170
City or town: Jefferson City
County: Cole County

Quality of life in Jefferson City Schools in Jefferson City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
South Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	302	11.3	44%	41%	0.6 mi
Moreau Heights Elem.	K–5	324	10.0	35%	32%	0.9 mi
Mocap Elem.SchoolAlternativeFully virtual	K–5	0	—	—	—	1.0 mi
East Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	286	9.5	15%	18%	1.1 mi
Cedar Hill Elem.	K–5	313	11.1	41%	40%	1.8 mi
West Elem.	K–5	317	11.8	48%	44%	2.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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