Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERVIEW GARDENS·NCES 292667001584
MEADOWS ELEM.
9801 EDGEFIELD, ST LOUIS, MO 63136 · (314) 868-2454 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
215 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
12.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
4.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 4.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11.9% | 6.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.9% | 2.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 MEADOWS ELEM.
MEADOWS ELEM.'s state test result (7.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOWS ELEM. this school | 321 | 67.0% | 7.9% |
| KOCH ELEM. ST LOUIS | 299 | 65.6% | 6.7% |
| LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 310 | 71.3% | 10.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 250 | 69.2% | N/A |
| GIBSON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 387 | 61.2% | 7.6% |
| HIGHLAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 242 | 61.6% | 4.0% |
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 MEADOWS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #977 of 1,002 | #126 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.7% | #999 of 1,019 ▼ 10 | #130 of 138 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #970 of 1,018 ▲ 3 | #126 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #506 of 943 | #75 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #636 of 1,294 | #110 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #907 of 950 | #129 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #877 of 953 | #144 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #350 of 1,165 | #53 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #639 of 684 | #92 of 103 |
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
321
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
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 | 321 | 19.5 | 16.5:1 | 67% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 100% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 21.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 91% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 90% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOWS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (329 to 321); teachers down 10% (21.8 to 19.5).
About MEADOWS ELEM.
MEADOWS ELEM. is an elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, according to federal school records. The school serves 321 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
RIVERVIEW GARDENS counts 13 schools and 5,116 students, including MEADOWS ELEM..
MEADOWS ELEM.'s enrollment is 95% Black. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 71 points above the 24% share among St. Louis County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.5:1 comes from the school's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The lunch program counts 67% of students at MEADOWS ELEM. as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
A school in Missouri with MEADOWS ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 34.8%. MEADOWS ELEM. scores 7.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that the median household income is $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 275 public schools in St. Louis County, enrolling about 134,601 students in all.
Westview Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around MEADOWS ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: MEADOWS ELEM. ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 7.9% versus a 54.3% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 9% from its 2020-21 level of 294. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 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 RIVERVIEW GARDENS
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,246 students
- R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 578 students
- Westview Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- GIBSON ELEM.Elementary · 387 students
- LEMASTERS ELEM.Elementary · 301 students
- KOCH ELEM.Elementary · 299 students
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- 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 MEADOWS Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named MEADOWS Elementary. MEADOWS ELEM. is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Meadows Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 912 students
- Meadows ElementaryLacey, WA · 765 students
- Meadows ElementaryValencia, CA · 729 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolMEADOWS PLACE, TX · 425 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Westview Middle School0.7 mi · 524
- R. G. CENTRAL MIDDLE0.7 mi · 578
- MOLINE ELEM.0.8 mi · 295
- KOCH ELEM.0.8 mi · 299
- LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM.0.8 mi · 137
- GIBSON ELEM.1.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOWS ELEM.How many students attend MEADOWS ELEM.?
MEADOWS ELEM. enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
Is MEADOWS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEADOWS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MEADOWS ELEM. have?
MEADOWS ELEM. employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is MEADOWS ELEM.?
MEADOWS ELEM. reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees MEADOWS ELEM.?
MEADOWS ELEM. is overseen by RIVERVIEW GARDENS in St. Louis County.
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