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How has CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST R-I·NCES 292289002564
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.
6922 RIVERMONT TRAILS, HOUSE SPRINGS, MO 63051 · (636) 671-3330 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
180 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 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
15%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
60.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +19.3pp since 2021
Math
62.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 19 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 28.0% | 31.5% | 8.0% |
| Math | 39.5% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 14.5% |
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 | 60.5% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.2% | 49.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.'s state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. this school | 425 | 42.4% | 55.2% |
| Highlandville Elementary Highlandville | 384 | 42.2% | 40.9% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE ELEMENTARY ROGERSVILLE | 387 | 39.8% | 38.2% |
| STRAFFORD ELEM. STRAFFORD | 380 | 43.7% | 50.3% |
| Lathrop Elementary School Lathrop | 403 | 43.2% | 39.1% |
| WINFIELD ELEM. WINFIELD | 407 | 46.4% | N/A |
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 CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #208 of 1,002 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #137 of 1,019 ▲ 159 | #5 of 27 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #147 of 1,018 ▲ 83 | #4 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.2pp | #33 of 943 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #313 of 1,294 | #16 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #758 of 950 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #780 of 953 | #24 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #777 of 1,165 | #17 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #418 of 684 | #20 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
425
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 425 | 29.3 | 14.5:1 | 42% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 28.3 | 15.5:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 32.4 | 12.8:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 31% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 31% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (477 to 425); teachers down 14% (34 to 29.3).
About CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in HOUSE SPRINGS, Missouri. The student body numbers 425 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 35% bigger than that.
NORTHWEST R-I enrolls 5,815 students, and its 10 schools include CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM..
At CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM., White students make up 92% of the student body. The school is also 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 89% White share among all Jefferson County residents. CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is A. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.2%, compared with a predicted 44.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Jefferson County, median household income is about $82,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 69 and enroll about 36,216.
Nearest public school: HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM., about 1.7 miles away. The five-mile area around CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. holds 4 other public schools. CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 55.2% against a local average of 54.2%.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. was 418 in 2020-21 and 425 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.6:1 to 14.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
Other schools in HOUSE SPRINGS
- NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.Middle · 686 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS EARLY CHILD CTRElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.1.7 mi · 462
- HOUSE SPRINGS EARLY CHILD CTR1.9 mi · 230
- NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.2.0 mi · 686
- NORTHWEST HIGH2.8 mi · 1,788
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.5.2 mi · 327
- CLYDE HAMRICK ELEM.5.4 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.How large is CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.?
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
Is CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is approximately 14.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.?
At CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM., the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. public or private?
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHWEST R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.