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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST R-I·NCES 292289001301
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.
4630 BRENNAN RD, HIGH RIDGE, MO 63049 · (636) 677-3400 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
194 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
41.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.0pp since 2021
Math
45.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 24.3% | 40.5% | 17.7% |
| Math | 21.6% | 24.3% | 33.5% | 20.4% |
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 | 41.6% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.1% | 52.6% |
| 2021-22 | 44.6% | 49.6% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.'s state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. this school | 470 | 41.3% | 44.9% |
| WINDSOR ELEM. IMPERIAL | 497 | 39.6% | N/A |
| SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 457 | 40.7% | 63.1% |
| OAK GROVE ELEM. OAK GROVE | 445 | 39.6% | 41.7% |
| LYON ELEMENTARY REPUBLIC | 430 | 43.3% | 55.6% |
| CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | 466 | 40.8% | 37.0% |
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 BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #424 of 1,002 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #422 of 1,019 ▼ 154 | #20 of 27 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #557 of 1,018 ▼ 207 | #24 of 27 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #258 of 943 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #209 of 1,294 | #7 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #890 of 950 | #30 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #575 of 953 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #797 of 1,165 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #356 of 684 | #16 of 25 |
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
470
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 470 | 29.3 | 16.0:1 | 41% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 31.3 | 15.5:1 | 43% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 34.4 | 14.0:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 40 | 12.0:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 30% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 42% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 26% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 28 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRENNAN WOODS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (539 to 470); teachers down 19% (36 to 29.3).
About BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in HIGH RIDGE, Missouri. Total enrollment is 470 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Missouri (about 315).
NORTHWEST R-I runs 10 schools with a combined 5,815 students. BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. is one of them.
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. is 85% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
There are 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.0:1. The gap from the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is 3.6 students per teacher. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.'s lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 44.4%. BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. scores 44.9%, within a point of that line.
In Jefferson County, home to about 229,458 people, median household income comes to about $82,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 36,216, BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. among them.
About 0.5 miles separate BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. from the closest public school, WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 480 in 2020-21 and 470 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST R-I
- NORTHWEST HIGHHigh · 1,788 students
- NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.Middle · 686 students
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 425 students
Other schools in HIGH RIDGE
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 569 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 569
- MURPHY ELEM.1.0 mi · 433
- ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE1.8 mi · 817
- KELLISON ELEM.2.0 mi · 347
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.2.2 mi · 327
- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGH2.3 mi · 1,194
Frequently asked questions
About BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.How many students attend BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.?
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. serve?
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at BRENNAN WOODS ELEM..
How diverse is BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.?
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.?
BRENNAN WOODS ELEM. is overseen by NORTHWEST R-I in Jefferson County.
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