Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN RIDGE R-VIII·NCES 291329000563
GREEN RIDGE ELEM.
401 W PETTIS ST, GREEN RIDGE, MO 65332 · (660) 527-3315 · Pettis County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- C-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
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
80 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GREEN RIDGE ELEM.→GREEN RIDGE HIGH
Based on grade levels within GREEN RIDGE R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -14.9pp since 2021
Math
53.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 26.8% | 53.7% | 11.8% |
| Math | 22.5% | 31.1% | 34.4% | 11.8% |
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 | 34.3% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 61.4% |
| 2021-22 | 49.2% | 54.9% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 GREEN RIDGE ELEM.
GREEN RIDGE ELEM.'s state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN RIDGE ELEM. this school | 171 | 46.8% | 51.4% |
| PHELPS CO. ELEM. EDGAR SPRINGS | 160 | 47.5% | 52.1% |
| NORTHWEST ELEM. HOUSTONIA | 161 | 49.7% | 60.5% |
| New Franklin Elementary New Franklin | 194 | 44.8% | 66.9% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR BOLIVAR | 157 | 50.3% | N/A |
| SWEET SPRINGS ELEM. SWEET SPRINGS | 191 | 43.5% | 39.6% |
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 GREEN RIDGE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Pettis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #279 of 1,002 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #261 of 1,019 ▼ 53 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #723 of 1,018 ▼ 169 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #118 of 943 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #1,005 of 1,294 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #706 of 1,165 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #174 of 684 | #2 of 8 |
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
171
-14 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 171 | 19.1 | 9.0:1 | 47% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 19 | 8.7:1 | 50% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 19 | 9.8:1 | 57% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 63% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 16.5 | 13.1:1 | 58% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 58% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 59% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 38% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREEN RIDGE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (216 to 171); teachers up 16% (16.5 to 19.1).
About GREEN RIDGE ELEM.
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. sits in GREEN RIDGE, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 171 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
A total of 2 schools make up GREEN RIDGE R-VIII, with 352 students enrolled.
The student body at GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is 94% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 84%. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.0:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Pettis County.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, GREEN RIDGE ELEM. receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is 9.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.4% actual, 42.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Pettis County census figures show that the median household income is $60,430, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Pettis County is home to 20 public schools and about 6,820 public school students.
The shortest distance from GREEN RIDGE ELEM. to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to GREEN RIDGE HIGH. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. GREEN RIDGE ELEM. comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment dropped 8% from its 2020-21 level of 185. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.3:1 to 9.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GREEN RIDGE ELEM. covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pettis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,430
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other GREEN RIDGE Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named GREEN RIDGE Elementary. GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Green Ridge Elementary SchoolMechanicsburg, PA · 474 students
- Green Ridge ElementaryBiscoe, NC · 271 students
Nearby schools
- GREEN RIDGE HIGH0.0 mi · 181
- WINDSOR HIGH8.2 mi · 334
- WINDSOR ELEM.8.8 mi · 356
- SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 1,551
- SKYLINE ELEM.9.4 mi · 483
- E W Thompson9.6 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About GREEN RIDGE ELEM.How many students attend GREEN RIDGE ELEM.?
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-06.
Is GREEN RIDGE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GREEN RIDGE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is approximately 9.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GREEN RIDGE ELEM.?
At GREEN RIDGE ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is GREEN RIDGE ELEM. public or private?
GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by GREEN RIDGE R-VIII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.