Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEHLVILLE R-IX·NCES 292067002420
FORDER ELEM.
623 W RIPA AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63125 · (314) 467-5600 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
181 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
38.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
39.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 21.2% | 36.1% | 25.5% |
| Math | 18.6% | 20.7% | 25.5% | 35.1% |
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 | 38.2% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 41.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 33.7% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 FORDER ELEM.
FORDER ELEM.'s state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORDER ELEM. this school | 397 | 45.6% | 38.0% |
| WILDER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 326 | 39.6% | 50.3% |
| DAVID HARRISON ELEMENTARY SPRINGFIELD | 371 | 44.5% | 66.0% |
| GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM. FENTON | 523 | 38.6% | 58.6% |
| SEQUIOTA ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 319 | 34.8% | 58.6% |
| COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. ROLLA | 441 | 47.8% | 51.0% |
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 FORDER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #580 of 1,002 | #84 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #576 of 1,019 ▼ 60 | #80 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #635 of 1,018 ▼ 100 | #87 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #310 of 943 | #47 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #403 of 1,294 | #66 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #443 of 950 | #35 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #431 of 953 | #73 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #728 of 1,165 | #67 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #180 of 251 | #26 of 38 |
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
397
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
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 | 397 | 31.2 | 12.7:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 26.9 | 14.2:1 | 44% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 31.1 | 11.7:1 | 52% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 42% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 29.1 | 13.0:1 | 52% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 23 | 20.5:1 | 35% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 18 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORDER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (379 to 397); teachers up 7% (29.1 to 31.2).
About FORDER ELEM.
FORDER ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school, is located in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Federal data show 397 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
MEHLVILLE R-IX counts 10,095 students in its 19 schools, and FORDER ELEM. is one of them.
About 76% of the student body at FORDER ELEM. is White. Smaller groups are 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 62% of St. Louis County residents are White. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at FORDER ELEM. are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 12.4:1. Federal data show 46% of students (181) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Louis County average a similar 43%.
FORDER ELEM.'s average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.0% is 4.9 points below the 42.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In St. Louis County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting FORDER ELEM., St. Louis County has 275 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, FORDER ELEM. is closest to HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 59.9% on proficiency, and FORDER ELEM. is below that at 38.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, FORDER ELEM. enrolled 361 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 397.
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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 MEHLVILLE R-IX
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- OAKVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 629 students
- BERNARD MIDDLEMiddle · 577 students
- MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLEMiddle · 549 students
- BIERBAUM ELEM.Elementary · 531 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE0.2 mi · 266
- HANCOCK SR. HIGH0.3 mi · 369
- HANCOCK PLACE ELEM.1.1 mi · 647
- BIERBAUM ELEM.1.3 mi · 531
- MOSAIC ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 258
- At Home Academy1.7 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About FORDER ELEM.How large is FORDER ELEM.?
FORDER ELEM. enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-05.
Is FORDER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORDER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORDER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORDER ELEM. is approximately 12.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORDER ELEM.?
At FORDER ELEM., the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees FORDER ELEM.?
FORDER ELEM. is overseen by MEHLVILLE R-IX in St. Louis County.
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