Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001388
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.
15380 HIGHCROFT DR, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 · (314) 415-6400 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
34 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
70.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
67.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 44.9% | 25.9% | 16.9% | 12.1% |
| Math | 40.7% | 26.4% | 19.0% | 13.7% |
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 | 70.8% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 69.5% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | 67.9% | 71.5% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.'s state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. this school | 369 | 9.2% | 69.0% |
| MASON RIDGE ELEM. TOWN & COUNTRY | 405 | 8.1% | 69.8% |
| ELLISVILLE ELEM. ELLISVILLE | 474 | 9.3% | 62.8% |
| MERAMEC ELEM. CLAYTON | 368 | 5.2% | 81.1% |
| GREEN TRAILS ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 345 | 6.4% | 57.1% |
| OAK BROOK ELEM. BALLWIN | 401 | 10.0% | 59.2% |
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 HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #49 of 1,002 | #23 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #77 of 1,019 ▼ 30 | #25 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #40 of 1,018 ▼ 3 | #20 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #355 of 943 | #39 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #480 of 1,294 | #89 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #754 of 950 | #90 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #305 of 953 | #43 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.2% | #1,122 of 1,165 | #123 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #192 of 251 | #30 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
369
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 369 | 25.5 | 14.5:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 26.3 | 14.3:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 26.6 | 13.6:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 23.1 | 15.4:1 | 15% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 13% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 39 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (356 to 369); teachers up 11% (23.1 to 25.5).
About HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. serves students in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 369 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
PARKWAY C-2 counts 29 schools and 16,759 students, including HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM..
White students are 67% of those enrolled at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.. Other reported shares: 11% Asian, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. are from different groups.
The school's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Income data for the school show 9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.'s average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.0% is 12.6 points above the 56.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider St. Louis County area, median household income comes to about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across St. Louis County, 275 public schools serve about 134,601 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM., is about 1.0 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 363 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 369. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
- ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.Elementary · 646 students
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.Elementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.1.0 mi · 387
- WEST MIDDLE1.6 mi · 814
- WEST HIGH1.7 mi · 1,417
- EARLY CHILDHOOD1.9 mi · 342
- GREEN TRAILS ELEM.2.1 mi · 345
- WILD HORSE ELEM.2.2 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.How large is HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.?
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
Is HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. is approximately 14.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.?
Student demographics at HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. are roughly 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. in?
HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. is part of PARKWAY C-2.
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