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How has BUDER ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RITENOUR·NCES 292664002473
BUDER ELEM.
10350 BALTIMORE, ST ANN, MO 63074 · (314) 493-6300 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
471 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
33.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
31.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.3% | 21.1% | 35.7% | 30.7% |
| Math | 11.4% | 19.7% | 26.1% | 42.6% |
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 | 33.4% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 27.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 28.2% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 24.3% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 BUDER ELEM.
BUDER ELEM.'s state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUDER ELEM. this school | 471 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| KRATZ ELEM. ST LOUIS | 474 | 100.0% | 19.3% |
| WYLAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 545 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| IVELAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 441 | 100.0% | 29.7% |
| MARVIN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 561 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 335 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
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 BUDER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #757 of 1,002 | #91 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #735 of 1,019 ▲ 52 | #89 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #745 of 1,018 ▲ 35 | #93 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #361 of 943 | #53 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #206 of 1,294 | #31 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #585 of 950 | #57 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #35 of 953 | #9 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #152 of 1,165 | #40 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #571 of 684 | #88 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
471
+72 (+18%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 34.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 30.3 | 13.4:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 31.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 65% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 61% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 44% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUDER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (496 to 471); teachers up 11% (31.5 to 35).
About BUDER ELEM.
BUDER ELEM. is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ST ANN, Missouri. It had 471 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Missouri have about 315 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
RITENOUR has a total of 10 schools and 6,579 students, BUDER ELEM. among them.
Of every 100 students at BUDER ELEM., about 40 are Black, the largest group. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 22% White, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 24% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at BUDER ELEM. totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at BUDER ELEM. is about 100%. Among public schools in St. Louis County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
BUDER ELEM. holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.4% at BUDER ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.9%.
St. Louis County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in St. Louis County number 275, with about 134,601 students.
HOECH MIDDLE is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. BUDER ELEM. ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.9% against a local average of 42.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% rise, from 399 to 471.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at BUDER ELEM.. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 RITENOUR
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- RITENOUR MIDDLEMiddle · 737 students
- HOECH MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- MARVIN ELEM.Elementary · 561 students
- WYLAND ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
- MARION ELEM.Elementary · 496 students
Other schools in ST ANN
- ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM.Elementary · 667 students
- HOECH MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- HOLMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 639 students
Other BUDER Elementary schools
One other US public school is named BUDER Elementary. BUDER ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- BUDER ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 359 students
Nearby schools
- HOECH MIDDLE0.5 mi · 664
- MARION ELEM.0.6 mi · 496
- ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM.1.2 mi · 667
- IVELAND ELEM.1.3 mi · 441
- MARVIN ELEM.1.5 mi · 561
- RITENOUR SR. HIGH1.5 mi · 2,041
Frequently asked questions
About BUDER ELEM.How many students attend BUDER ELEM.?
BUDER ELEM. enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BUDER ELEM. serve?
BUDER ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does BUDER ELEM. have?
BUDER ELEM. employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUDER ELEM.?
At BUDER ELEM., the student body is approximately 22% White, 29% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is BUDER ELEM. in?
BUDER ELEM. is part of RITENOUR.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.