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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
76.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +41.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-52 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.0:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in HOUSE SPRINGS, Missouri, part of NORTHWEST R-I, with 425 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 35% above the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is one of 10 schools operated by NORTHWEST R-I, a district that hosts 5,815 students overall.
On the student-mix side, CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.1%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $82,851 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students).
Nearest neighbor: HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM., around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.2%.
CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM. has edged down 11%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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.