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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685002566

BABLER ELEM.

1955 SHEPARD RD, GLENCOE, MO 63038 · (636) 733-1175 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
36 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
50
Grade 1
62
Grade 2
67
Grade 3
81
Grade 4
72
Grade 5
76
Student demographics
White
31577%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
236%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9%
Black
174%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15%
Asian
246%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 2%
Two+
297%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22956%
Female
17944%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
51.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -26.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
408
-130 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 8%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BABLER ELEM.

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in GLENCOE, Missouri, BABLER ELEM. instructs 408 students from grades K through 5, operated by ROCKWOOD R-VI. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so BABLER ELEM. sits 30% above that benchmark.

Across the 30 schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI (19,597 students total), BABLER ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BABLER ELEM. shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BABLER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), BABLER ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BABLER ELEM. comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 538 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for BABLER ELEM. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students

Quick facts

School name
BABLER ELEM.
District
ROCKWOOD R-VI
Address
1955 SHEPARD RD, GLENCOE, MO 63038
Phone
(636) 733-1175
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
408
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
36 (9%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
292685002566
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BABLER ELEM.
How many students attend BABLER ELEM.?
BABLER ELEM. enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BABLER ELEM. serve?
BABLER ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BABLER ELEM. have?
BABLER ELEM. employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BABLER ELEM.?
Student demographics at BABLER ELEM. are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is BABLER ELEM. in?
BABLER ELEM. is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI.
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