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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MARVIN ELEM. this year?
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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RITENOUR·NCES 292664001571
MARVIN ELEM.
3510 WOODSON RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63114 · (314) 493-6430 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-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.
- 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
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
561 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 107 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
29.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
18.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 19.4% | 28.9% | 41.6% |
| Math | 6.7% | 11.3% | 24.8% | 57.0% |
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 | 29.3% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 21.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.9% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.8% | 20.7% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 MARVIN ELEM.
MARVIN ELEM.'s state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARVIN ELEM. this school | 561 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| WYLAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 545 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| BUDER ELEM. ST ANN | 471 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| KRATZ ELEM. ST LOUIS | 474 | 100.0% | 19.3% |
| IVELAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 441 | 100.0% | 29.7% |
| PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 494 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
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 MARVIN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #838 of 1,002 | #99 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #895 of 1,019 ▼ 38 | #106 of 138 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #806 of 1,018 ▼ 11 | #96 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #447 of 943 | #64 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #96 of 1,294 | #12 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #870 of 950 | #118 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #53 of 953 | #12 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #150 of 1,165 | #38 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #205 of 251 | #34 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
561
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 100% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 38.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 99% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 34.5 | 15.9:1 | 100% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 57% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 73% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 47% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 37 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARVIN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (548 to 561); teachers up 4% (34.5 to 36).
About MARVIN ELEM.
A large elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, MARVIN ELEM. is part of RITENOUR. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 561 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
RITENOUR includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 6,579 students.
Black students are the largest group at MARVIN ELEM., with 41% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 17% White, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of St. Louis County, the Black share is about 24%. The chance that two students picked at random at MARVIN ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Teacher staffing is 36 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. About 100% of students, or 561, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in St. Louis County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, MARVIN ELEM. receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MARVIN ELEM. would be expected to post about 22.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.9%.
St. Louis County census figures show that median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 275 public schools operate in St. Louis County, serving about 134,601 students.
The closest public school, RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, is about 0.1 miles from MARVIN ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.1%; MARVIN ELEM.'s is 22.9%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, MARVIN ELEM. went from 518 students to 561.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 RITENOUR
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- RITENOUR MIDDLEMiddle · 737 students
- HOECH MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- WYLAND ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
- MARION ELEM.Elementary · 496 students
- KRATZ ELEM.Elementary · 474 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
Other MARVIN Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named MARVIN Elementary. MARVIN ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Marvin ElementaryMarvin, NC · 666 students
- Marvin ElementarySan Diego, CA · 543 students
- Marvin ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 503 students
- Marvin Elementary SchoolNorwalk, CT · 375 students
Nearby schools
- RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR0.1 mi · 149
- RITENOUR SR. HIGH0.5 mi · 2,041
- HOLMAN ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 206
- KRATZ ELEM.1.1 mi · 474
- RITENOUR MIDDLE1.1 mi · 737
- MARION ELEM.1.2 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About MARVIN ELEM.How many students attend MARVIN ELEM.?
MARVIN ELEM. enrolls approximately 561 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MARVIN ELEM. serve?
MARVIN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MARVIN ELEM. have?
MARVIN ELEM. employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is MARVIN ELEM.?
MARVIN ELEM. reports a student body of 17% White, 32% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees MARVIN ELEM.?
MARVIN ELEM. is overseen by RITENOUR in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.