CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY

Set in BRANSON, Missouri, CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment primary school, part of BRANSON R-IV. It caters to 517 students across grades 1 through 3. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY sits 64% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in BRANSON R-IV (4,653 students total), CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY logs that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Taney County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Taney County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,497, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Taney County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,946 students), CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 62% over that span.

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