Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100000305
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.
107 E SEXTON, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3550 · Boone County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
34 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
59.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.0pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.9% | 30.8% | 28.0% | 12.1% |
| Math | 20.5% | 38.3% | 21.4% | 19.6% |
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 | 59.7% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 61.1% | 49.1% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 42.4% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.'s state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. this school | 227 | 15.0% | 60.2% |
| Early Learning Center St. Charles | 230 | 16.1% | N/A |
| SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. BALLWIN | 288 | 18.4% | 39.9% |
| FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 343 | 15.2% | 54.8% |
| STANTON ELEM. FENTON | 303 | 10.6% | 57.3% |
| BOWLES ELEM. FENTON | 266 | 19.9% | 53.0% |
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 JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #138 of 1,002 | #5 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #177 of 1,019 ▲ 128 | #4 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #157 of 1,018 ▼ 71 | #5 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #276 of 943 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #891 of 1,294 | #28 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #731 of 950 | #21 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #345 of 953 | #19 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #1,074 of 1,165 | #29 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #558 of 684 | #12 of 16 |
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
227
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 227 | 15.9 | 14.3:1 | 15% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 15.5 | 14.6:1 | 17% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 14% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 16.2 | 14.9:1 | 13% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | 11% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (240 to 227); teachers down 2% (16.2 to 15.9).
About JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is a small elementary school in COLUMBIA, Missouri, under COLUMBIA 93. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 227 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
The district, COLUMBIA 93, operates 34 schools serving 18,640 students.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. comes in at 49%.
Its 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 15% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 23 points below the 38% average for public schools in Boone County.
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is 5.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.2% versus 54.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boone County show that median household income is about $72,758, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is one of 58 public schools in Boone County, which together enroll about 24,547 students.
The nearest other public school, DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.. By average proficiency, JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is 4th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 227, 4% below the 236 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.3:1, from 15.7:1.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH0.3 mi · 2,007
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH0.4 mi · 185
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 593
- ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.0.6 mi · 296
- WEST BLVD. ELEM.0.9 mi · 327
- THOMAS BENTON ELEM.0.9 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.?
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-05.
Is JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. have?
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.?
At JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM., the student body is approximately 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. in?
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM. is part of COLUMBIA 93.
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