GREEN RIDGE ELEM.

GREEN RIDGE ELEM. operates as a compact elementary campus in GREEN RIDGE, Missouri, overseen by GREEN RIDGE R-VIII. Current enrollment sits at 171 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

GREEN RIDGE R-VIII runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 352 students. GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GREEN RIDGE ELEM. records that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Pettis County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GREEN RIDGE ELEM. has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting GREEN RIDGE ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Pettis County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GREEN RIDGE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pettis County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,430, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. GREEN RIDGE ELEM. is one of 20 public schools in Pettis County (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students).

The closest other public school is GREEN RIDGE HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREEN RIDGE ELEM. at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREEN RIDGE ELEM. has decreased 21%, going from 216 students in 2018 to 171 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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