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How has BABLER ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
64.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.8% | 33.9% | 28.5% | 6.6% |
| Math | 33.9% | 30.3% | 24.1% | 11.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 68.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.5% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.3% | 65.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like BABLER ELEM.
BABLER ELEM.'s state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABLER ELEM. this school | 408 | 8.8% | 66.0% |
| FAIRWAY ELEM. WILDWOOD | 346 | 7.2% | 63.3% |
| CLAYMONT ELEM. BALLWIN | 460 | 7.4% | 55.0% |
| EMGE ELEM. O'FALLON | 348 | 11.8% | 68.5% |
| JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. ST LOUIS | 311 | 12.9% | N/A |
| POND ELEM. WILDWOOD | 380 | 11.8% | 60.3% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BABLER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #73 of 1,002 | #27 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #111 of 1,019 ▼ 53 | #31 of 138 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #93 of 1,018 ▼ 2 | #34 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #492 of 943 | #72 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #363 of 1,294 | #61 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #283 of 950 | #18 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #462 of 953 | #77 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #1,125 of 1,165 | #124 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #126 of 684 | #11 of 103 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
0 (0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 408 | 34.4 | 11.8:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 34.9 | 12.7:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 35.6 | 13.1:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 38 | 10.7:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 41.3 | 13.0:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BABLER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (538 to 408); teachers down 17% (41.3 to 34.4).
About BABLER ELEM.
BABLER ELEM. is an elementary school in GLENCOE, Missouri, and it is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI. It educates 408 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
BABLER ELEM. is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI, where 30 schools serve 19,597 students.
BABLER ELEM.'s enrollment is 77% White. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of St. Louis County's population at about 62%. By the diversity index, BABLER ELEM. comes in at 39%.
The count of teachers at BABLER ELEM. is 34.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. Around 9% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
On BeatsExpectations, BABLER ELEM. is 9.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Across St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. BABLER ELEM. is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.
The closest public school, LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH, is about 0.4 miles from BABLER ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BABLER ELEM. ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 408 students in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.7:1 to 11.8:1.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,669 students
- EUREKA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,586 students
- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,194 students
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,091 students
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
Nearby schools
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH0.4 mi · 1,669
- GREEN PINES ELEM.1.0 mi · 423
- ROCKWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE1.4 mi · 643
- POND ELEM.1.5 mi · 380
- WILDWOOD MIDDLE1.6 mi · 538
- FAIRWAY ELEM.2.4 mi · 346
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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